The Wi-Fi signal icon changed to a wired connection ... device to the Ethernet port on your router or modem/router combo using an Ethernet cable, the connection should automatically establish ...

Connect the modem to a wall outlet with a coax cable and ... a LAN port on the router. Select the Start menu. On any computer ...

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).

The two major components in a small computer network are a modem and wireless router. The modem is wired to the Internet via the cable company's coaxial cable, the telephone company's DSL phone ...