How Do You Hook Up A Computer To A Cable Modem?
Routers are used to connect multiple devices together or to the Internet with Ethernet cables. Although they may be handy to have when you have multiple electronic devices to connect to the Internet, they aren’t absolutely necessary to connect just one computer to the Internet. If you don’t have a router, you will still be able to connect at least one computer to the Internet as long as you have a modem and an Ethernet cable. Plug the coaxial cable into the cable modem. This cable looks just like the cables that you plug into the back of your television. The end of a coaxial cable has a twistable threaded circle with a thin metal protruding wire in the center. Press this cable into the threaded cable input of the modem, and then twist the end of the cable clockwise until it is secured in the modem. Plug the power cord into your cable modem. The power input jack will either be labeled as power, or with a symbol that looks like a circle with a small vertical dash at the top. The end that
