These two devices help power your home internet connection. It helps to know how they function. Here are the details.

Comcast is making that process just a little bit easier thanks to the xFi Advanced Gateway modem and router.

A gateway is essentially a two-in-one device of a modem and a wireless router. A perk of having a gateway is that it can simplify the internet installation process.

Is my Comcast Gateway a modem? No, it's a combo modem/router device. A modem can only connect a single device to the internet.

A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection and then grant access to your various devices.

A good start is learning the difference between your modem and router. From there, you'll have a much easier time fixing problems as they arise, and you'll have a better sense of when and how to ...

In a few weeks, I’ll test and review Comcast’s Xfinity XFi Advanced Gateway, a state-of-the-art modem/router combo. We’ll see whether it’s worth renting.

Setting up a new internet connection or replacing your router? Our guide will help you effortlessly get your Xfinity modem up and running ...

Wireless Router Plus Modem Gateways combine an Internet modem with a wireless router, the latter providing routing, Wi-Fi and Ethernet in one unit. See wireless router.

Basically it sees itself as the gateway and on the other end, the connection is setup up 'unnumbered' and bound to a physical/virtual layer 3 interface on the ISP router or access concentrator.

Comcast’s “free” streaming box requires you to rent $13-per-month router Comcast says it will lift the restriction soon, let you use any modem/router.