How Do You Hook Up Cable Internet?
Broadband internet can provide a high-speed connection at your home or business, and cable internet is one of its most common forms. Most cable-service providers will set up your cable internet connection themselves, sometimes for a nominal service charge, but it isn’t difficult to set up the connection yourself. Your cable provider should supply you with a modem, but even if they don’t, you should be able to obtain a reliable cable modem for relatively little cost. Find a flat surface you can set your cable modem on, somewhere near a cable line. Make sure the location is close enough to an electrical outlet that you will be able to plug in your modem, and that you will be able to reach the modem with an ethernet cable from your computer or router. Screw the coaxial cable from your cable connection into the back of your cable modem. Once the cable has been firmly attached, plug the ethernet cable from your computer or router into the appropriate ethernet connection slot. Once both cabl
