Here's what a modem and router actually do (and why you need both)

What's the difference between a modem and a router? Learn how these two devices work together to connect your home to the ...
Network World

Getting a computer to print on a printer connected to another PC

At home I have two computers, in two different rooms, both with internet access. My main computer is connected through a router that is connected to a cable modem, the cable modem is also connected to ...
Computerworld

Hacking the Cable Modem: Building A Console Cable

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...
Ars Technica

Cable Modem Not Pulling DHCP

Every week or so, I need to reset my cable modem because it will have lost it's DHCP address and won't pull a new one via refresh. In order to get it working again, I have to disconnect the cable from ...