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[renluop]

Well at least one it is.

Some call their product a router, others a modem router, and others a gateway. All seem to do the same thing, but do they?

Can someone explain the terms, and also comment on whether manufacturers and resellers always use the right terms?

[AdrianH]

 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(telecommunications)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_gateway


http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/networking.htm


http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/equip.htm

[jeffbb]

Hi
there are Modems stand alone , there are /were routers stand alone Then there are router modems all in one ,these are often just referred to as routers ,

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_%28telecommunications%29 for further explanation of gateway (exemplify special cases of gateways.)quote from Wikipedia

regards Jeff