Hello all, So here's the skinny. I don't know a whole lot about networking, but I have some extra routers lying around. From what I've heard, it seems like the modem is the 'main' device, whereas the routers are kind of extensions of the modem. If I'm wrong, please correct me. Anyway, is there anything I can do with the routers to improve the quality of my network? Is it simply a matter of plugging them into a wall?
A router is a device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP's network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect, and are the critical device that keeps data flowing between networks and keeps the networks connected to the Internet. When data is sent between locations on one network or from one network to a second network the data is always seen and directed to the correct location by the router. The router accomplishes this by using headers and forwarding tables to determine the best path for forwarding the data packets, and they also use protocols such as ICMP to communicate with each other and configure the best route between any two hosts. For additional infprmation on how to use and set them up you can visit here http://www.techyv.com/article/internet-routers and http://www.techyv.com/questions/what-router-and-where-it-can-be-used
