Connect the modem to a wall outlet with a coax cable and plug the modem into an electrical outlet. Connect devices to the modem wirelessly, or with an ethernet cable to a LAN outlet on the modem. When ...

A device used to connect one or more computers to a cable company's Internet service. The same coaxial cable coming into the house or office also provides TV and voice over IP (VoIP) service. Compared ...

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...

If a computer is unable to configure a valid Internet Protocol address, it can't connect to a network. If you plug a laptop directly into a modem with an Ethernet cable and receive a "No Valid IP ...

A cable modem bridges a connection between a subscriber's place of business or residence and an Internet service provider's cable modem termination system. The modem allows an Ethernet-compatible ...

The two major components in a small computer network are a modem and wireless router. The modem is wired to the Internet via the cable company's coaxial cable, the telephone company's DSL phone line, ...

A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection. Even if the modem and router are combined in the same hardware, they serve distinct functions. The modem communicates with the ...

The local cable television company says a few of its Internet customers with computer communications hookups dating back nine or more years must buy new equipment. Just as old-style analog televisions ...

Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of this article, Click Here. A wave of cable modem chips meeting Revision 1.1 of the Data Over Cable Service Interface Spec (Docsis) enables the type of functional ...

MODEM stands for Modulator-Demodulator, translating digital to analog signals. MODEMs connect devices to ISPs, converting internet signals into readable data. Types include Cable, DSL, Fiber, Wireless ...