# Modem VS Router

A [#modem](https://twitter.com/hashtag/modem?src=hashtag_click) is a device responsible for connecting your devices to the [#internet](https://twitter.com/hashtag/internet?src=hashtag_click) service provider (ISP) and providing the connection to the internet. A router is responsible for connecting your devices to the internet and managing the flow of data between them.

In most home networks, a router and a modem are combined into one device called a modem router or a gateway.

In the case of using them separately, the modem connects to the internet, and the router connects to the modem to provide the network for your devices.

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So, to summarize:

\- A modem connects your devices to the internet service provider and provides the connection to the internet.

\- A router connects your devices to the internet and manages the flow of data between them.

Fun fact: The name Modem comes from the fact that Modems modulate and demodulate signals for communication over a network or the internet (analog to digital & vice versa.)

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