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Originally Posted by CharlieM
uhm..Call me crazy but modems are plugged into a cable line unless you use one internet linkage at a time you have to have a router, also to get wifi you require a router if you don't have a network nearby. I know my internet requires a modem to access
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Does your modem have a interface address? i.e. can it be contacted on, say, 172.16.1.1? If so, it doesn't sound like you need a router: just a switch.
Alot of home networking solutions do use a router/switch/wireless combination (pure convenience) but, depending on setup, it might not be providing router-based functions.
My router is as it's the link between my home 10.x.x.x network and a public network (interwubz) via broadband (phoneline).