this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
1 points (66.7% liked)

Home Networking

198 readers
1 users here now

A community to help people learn, install, set up or troubleshoot their home network equipment and solutions.

Rules

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

I'm unclear on the purpose of a router. Could I just have a cable modem directly connected to a (smart managed) switch that feeds all the clients?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ycdrtt@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

A modem modulates/demodulates. A router routes

Most modems these days are combined with a router. So yeah you can use the routing capabilities and plug into a smart/dumb switch and it will work