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Old 08-10-2024, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by BubblesandPat View Post
You mean the router? Our router has to connect to the modem and the modem needs to connect to a coax connection..which I don't think we have up over the cabinets. I like having it all under my tv as i can connect my roku directly to my router instead of wifi. I have 27 items on my wifi connection as it is!
I agree...nothing smart about our houses...
technically, neither a wireless modem nor a router.

the technical term is a wireless access point. . to access the network with a wireless device.

however, since the wireless access point is in the same physical box with a router and/or a modem, you should generally get the idea that the wireless access point is in the same box as his cable modem, (and the router).

my set up has each item as a separate physical device
a cable modem, not wireless
a router
a switch
a wireless access point.

cable companies bundle everything as a cable modem, a router and a single wireless access point all in one box.