Both pieces of equipment are needed to connect your other devices to the internet. But the roles they play are different.

If you use an Arris or Motorola broadband modem, router or gateway provided by AT&T, better check your network device's configuration. An Arris/Motorola NVG599's typical wiring setup. Credit: AT&T ...

Modem and Router in One Unit This Xfinity gateway combines the cable modem and wireless router in one unit. See cable/DSL gateway. Advertisement. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Modems used primarily by AT&T U-Verse customers suffer from a number of critical security vulnerabilities that make the devices easy to for hackers to attack remotely, security researchers ...

Thousands of routers, many of which belong to AT&T U-verse customers, can be easily and remotely hacked through several critical security vulnerabilities. Five flaws were found in common consumer ...

Like routers, most USB modems also vulnerable to drive-by ... Home routers have the same problem and a large-scale attack seen recently used CSRF to exploit vulnerabilities in more than 40 router ...

Linksys today introduced its first 2-in-1 wireless router and cable modem. The emphasis should be on "cable" in that sentence, as Linksys already sells a handful of routers with built-in DSL ...

Routers Best cable modems in 2025: ... router or gateway device, which combines a modem and router — provided by AT&T that Nomotion tested had a secret firewall bypass on port 49152.

Since USB modems act in a way that’s similar to routers, providing an Internet gateway for computers, attackers can hijack their DNS settings too for a similar effect.