Hi there I had a few questions about ethernet.
I know enough to understand that there is such thing as an ethernet cable that you plug in into a box for Internet on your computer.
What I don’t understand is how the system itself works and if there’s more to it. Is there a box that is specific to ethernet and how is it different from your modem that you get from an Internet service provider?
I’m getting a new remote job and they are sending me an ethernet cable to ensure we have reliable internet. Is it possible that they might be sending me a cable/ethernet box as well with additional internet or is that impossible between state lines?
If it’s the later, how do you get this, do you pay by the month like your Internet service provider (ISP), and roughly how much does it cost?
Thank you in advance!
LL
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The modem is a box that acts like your house’s personal gateway to the internet. You will then usually have another box called a wifi router connected to the modem. The router is what allows other devices in your home to connect to the internet wirelessly, but this comes at a cost. There are a lot of things that can cause interference with wireless signals. But you also have the option of connecting a cable from your device to the router directly, and we call that cable an ethernet cable. Wired connections (ethernet) are faster and more reliable than wireless (wifi), at the cost of being physically tethered to a single location.
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