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A cable modem bridges a connection between a subscriber's place of business or residence and an Internet service provider's cable modem termination system. The modem allows an Ethernet-compatible ...

A cable modem’s lights blinking can represent not just data flowing into your house but money flowing out of your bank account. How much? Probably more than what you paid a year ago to rent the same ...

Back in early February, I was looking to upgrade my Motorola SB6146 (pre-Arris), as my cable provider (Metrocast) has done a bunch of upgrades in my area the last few years and I wanted to take ...

The Orbi Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi Cable Modem Router System invites DOCSIS 3.0 under its wireless blanket. Lori Grunin Senior Editor / Advice I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing ...

Two days ago my cable modem/internet connection stopped working, it worked for months before<BR><BR>This is the setup. Cable from the wall goes to a splitter, which splits it to one cable to the cable ...

A group of security researchers have discovered a flaw that puts a jaw-dropping number of cable modem users at risk. It’s believed that there are at least 200 million affected modems in Europe alone.

A device used to connect one or more computers to a cable company's Internet service. The same coaxial cable coming into the house or office also provides TV and voice over IP (VoIP) service. Compared ...

An earlier RS-232 cable used to connect two computers in close proximity for file transfer. In style before the USB interface came out, a null modem cable attached to the serial ports of both machines ...

If you’re on cable internet, chances are you probably pay a monthly fee to your service provider to rent one of their modems. However, this fee can be eliminated by simply bringing your own modem and ...