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					Originally Posted by danjw  i know it says on the box "cable modem/router" so im taking it back, its not a cable modem / router its a router, aint that misadvertisment?!Yeah i know i dont have a clue, which is why i came on here
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 No its not false advertising, its a router that is used with a Cable Modem, the boxes are pretty clear, or at least the box for my D-Link DL-524 is.
I think perhaps you should concentrate on working out what your problem is with understanding this technology instead of blaming service providors and hardware vendours.