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<blockquote data-quote="JMN" data-source="post: 202742" data-attributes="member: 8469"><p>We all have modems, even if you have fiber optic connections, you just may not know where it is. They MODulate and DEMulate the data onto the carrier whether the carrier is light, sound, or whatever.</p><p></p><p>A switch, hub, or router is almost the same thing. all devices plugged into a hub must wait their turn to talk - <img src="/forums/images/smilies/test/party.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="Party" title="Party Party" data-shortname="Party" />line, Switches have smarts in the box to move the data directly from the "speaking" machine to the "listening" machine. Routers combine 2 or more ways things talk to each other, ususally for most of us WiFi and Ethernet.</p><p></p><p>Aside from WiFi, it is normal for all of it to work without configuration. WiFi has to have you do it's password/security thing to keep everyone else out of your schtufff. And it's all insecure, some just more than others, Turn off your WiFi if you don't need it (Yeah, right!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMN, post: 202742, member: 8469"] We all have modems, even if you have fiber optic connections, you just may not know where it is. They MODulate and DEMulate the data onto the carrier whether the carrier is light, sound, or whatever. A switch, hub, or router is almost the same thing. all devices plugged into a hub must wait their turn to talk - Partyline, Switches have smarts in the box to move the data directly from the "speaking" machine to the "listening" machine. Routers combine 2 or more ways things talk to each other, ususally for most of us WiFi and Ethernet. Aside from WiFi, it is normal for all of it to work without configuration. WiFi has to have you do it's password/security thing to keep everyone else out of your schtufff. And it's all insecure, some just more than others, Turn off your WiFi if you don't need it (Yeah, right!) [/QUOTE]
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