What is the difference betwenn an ethernet router and an adsl router?
Answer Hi, and thanks for your questions. In basic terms, a router is a device that looks at data coming into it and decides where to send it. All routers have 2 or more interfaces (connections). Most consumer routers have 2 or 3 interfaces – one for the WAN (DSL, cable, or in your case, ethernet), one for the LAN (this interface can have from 1 to 8 ports, but they are all on the same interface on the router), and sometimes one for wireless connectivity (WLAN). Both the WAN and LAN interfaces will be ethernet in most cases. You would use a router like this with a modem (cable or DSL) that has an ethernet output you would connect to the router’s WAN input. Some routers have a DSL modem or Cable Modem built in to the same device. These will not have an ethernet WAN interface, but instead will have a telephone (for DSL) or coaxial (for cable). You want to make sure that you do not get one of these all-in-one devices. The situation you are describing sounds like a building with a fiber in
