The network created by your router is known as a local area network (LAN), and it connects you to a larger wide area network (WAN). In most home cases, your WAN is, for all intents and purposes ...

Whereas a modem simply establishes a connection between your home network and your ISP, a router helps facilitate communications between your home’s network and the ISP’s network.

The network created by your router is known as a local area network (LAN), and it connects you to a larger wide area network (WAN). In most home cases, your WAN is, for all intents and purposes ...