What is the difference between a standard ADSL and a ADSL Modem with router?

Question

Guys,

Just wondering what is the difference between a Standard ADSL modem with an ethernet connection and a ADSL Modem with a router?

Answer 1

A modem, does not matter if it a old analog (dial Up) or Broadband type, is a device that allows a computer to connect to a ISP network.

A router, wireless or wired, is a device that allows multiple computers to not only share files and printers, but also allows the sharing of a broadband connection to a ISP Network by connecting to a Broadband modem via ethernet cable.

A broadband modem (DSL or Cable) with a built in router will allow multiple computers to share files, printers and a internet, but will also connect directly to a ISP Network.

And setting up a router is not difficult at all. As a matter of fact, if more people would just sit down with the quick install guide before trying to do the setup on a router there would not be 90% of the questions asking for help on router setups.

Answer 2

It's the same thing. The ADSL line comes into your place and must be connected to a router. Of course they all have an ethernet connection or it would be useless (unless the router also had WiFi built in).

The word modem isn't really correct but people use it anyway so who cares. Modem is really from the old analog, acoustic days where one modulated and demodulated digital data into analog sound.

Answer 3

Your router is the one with the antenna. The antenna is used to broadcast a signal to your wireless card. Your modem would be the one that is plugged into the wall via a cable (a cable modem) or a dsl line (similar to a phone line). The router will also have an ethernet cable (similar to a phone cable only thicker) running to it, but that cable will come from the router, not the wall.

Answer 4

They are not the same thing, one is just a modem, the other is a modem+router. Yes modem is the correct term as the last I looked there were still millions of miles of analog lines draped on telephone poles.

A standard modem is just that, it modulates and demodulates the signal from analog to digital and vice versa, hence Mo-Dem! :)

The one with a router has enhanced functionality as it can allow you to more control the flow of network traffic through it, but configuring a router even a simple one is not child's play, I'd get a buddy who knows something about them to sit in with you.

Let me repeat though as this isn't something people say just because they like to covet all the good info, it's detrimental if you jack it up... DO NOT play with the router settings if you don't know what you're doing. :)

Ciao! :)

Answer 5

non they function the same way. the ADSL with the router is just a modem with a router incorporated in it. the modem part still works the same.