The best cable modems give you greater control over your home network but they can also save you quite a lot of money over time. In the same way that upgrading to one of the best Wi-Fi routers ...

and a router, which forwards traffic to the modem and distributes responses to the requesting machines. If the cable modem/router has Wi-Fi, it is a "wireless gateway" (see cable/DSL gateway).

Cable modems typically connect to a computer or router via Ethernet; however, some cable modems connect to one computer via USB. In addition, the cable modem is often combined with the router (see ...