Modem, Router and Modem-Router combination

The term routing has been in used long before the Internet age. In the past, routing refers to the distribution of mail or landline (traditional) phone calls through mail sorting centers or telephone switching centers. Today, a router is an electronic networking device that acts as the “middle guy” between two or more data lines from different devices. A router manages the packets (data) migration between computers within the local area network (LAN) and provides distributed Internet (Wide Area Network) access to the local clients. Continue reading Installing a router and routing basics →