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MovedGoalPosts · 19-07-2007, 22:46

For cable think of Set Top Box = Modem. They do the same job

You can't get a combined modem and router for cable service like you can get a combined router & ADSL modem.

If you connect your Set Top Box to the WAN ethernet port on a cable compatible router then your home network will operate without the need for a PC to be running, but you do still require your Set Top Box to be on as well as the router. Computers ethernet (or wireless) connected to the router can then operate independently of any other computer.

19-07-2007, 22:46	#6
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Set Top Box - What Router? For cable think of Set Top Box = Modem. They do the same job You can't get a combined modem and router for cable service like you can get a combined router & ADSL modem. If you connect your Set Top Box to the WAN ethernet port on a cable compatible router then your home network will operate without the need for a PC to be running, but you do still require your Set Top Box to be on as well as the router. Computers ethernet (or wireless) connected to the router can then operate independently of any other computer.