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Your modem and router are the dynamic duo you need to get online, so long as you don't mistake one for the other.

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Whether you're shopping for internet service or trying to decipher how a router works, we've got you covered with some of the top industry terms. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's how your home router works. A router is technically a device for directing packets of data between two or more computer ...