How to Connect to Internet Using Router

Routers are multi-faceted devices that perform numerous key functions in networking. Besides connecting the networks with each other, they are also used to share an internet connection particularly in small networks typical of homes, home offices and new business ventures. Most routers use Network Address Translation (NAT) to verify the smartest path of a data packet to its destination. A router basically functions as a gateway between a network and the internet. The procedure by which a router can be used to connect two computers to the Internet is given below:

1)  Ensure that both the computers have a LAN (or an Ethernet) card allowing the sharing of files and other devices. Though all new computers and laptops are equipped with such cards, you may have to buy and attach LAN cards for older models.

 2) Connect the cable from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to the Internet port of your router. If you have an ADSL connection, your input cable would be a telephone line which needs to be inserted into the ADSL port of the router. For all other connections, you need to have a thicker cable known as CAT5 (or CAT6).

3) Take two Ethernet cables and plug into the Ethernet ports of the router. You will require a router with at least two Ethernet ports to share Internet on two different computers. Plug the other end of the cables into the Ethernet port of the computers. If you have a router with a single Ethernet port, you have to buy a switch or a hub and connect the router with the Ethernet cable. Now, the switch (or hub) that includes at least two Ethernet ports will have to be connected to the computers.

4) Switch on the router and both the computers.

5) Configure the router by the help of its user manual. The configuration process depends on the type and brand of the router. Once configured, you can access Internet on both computers.

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