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wireless routers - difference between cable and dsl?

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  • 25-07-2008 9:57pm
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    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,807 ✭✭✭


    if wireless routers (without built in modem) have an ethernet socket for internet signal why are there wireless routers "for cable internet" and for "dsl"


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    if wireless routers (without built in modem) have an ethernet socket for internet signal why are there wireless routers "for cable internet" and for "dsl"

    A cable router as they are now commonly known basically has no modem of any type built in.

    So it can be used with a basic dsl modem (or dsl router/modem in bridge mode), cable modem or wireless modem (as in the ibb type of wireless).

    So the basic modem is used to acquire the internet signal and it is then passed to the ''cable'' router via the ethernet socket for the router to do its stuff.

    Some all in ones (often referred to as gateways) combine a dsl modem and a wireless router and that's where the confusion often arises when a purchase is being made.


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    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,807 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    but what i saw in maplins were the likes of netgear wireless routers for cable connections and netgear wireless routers for dsl internet. Surely there should b no difference if they are just taking a signal from a modem? Be it cable or dsl modem.


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    but what i saw in maplins were the likes of netgear wireless routers for cable connections and netgear wireless routers for dsl internet. Surely there should b no difference if they are just taking a signal from a modem? Be it cable or dsl modem.


    If you translate your post into plain English and delete the textese I am sure people will attempt to answer you. If you require a plain answer have the courtesy to other people to post in plain English.


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    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,807 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    oh sorry. I'm using mobile boards from my phone. Didn't think it was uncourteous or unclear though!


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