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==Modem==
[[File:DSL_320B_D1.png|A Dlink 320B, which AAISP configure as a bridging Modem]]
If you are using broadband you will typically have a service from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that runs via a phone line. This could be a normal ADSL service (the typical, up-to around 20Mb/s type services), or VDSL (the higher speed, often mis-named "fibre", services of up to around 80Mb/s). We'll ignore cable modems for now, but the principles are similar.
Ideally your ISP should be able to help you get the right type of modem for your services.
The modem connects to the phone line on one side (using a 4 way US style phone cable, usually via a splitter or adapter to a BT phone plug). On the other side, the modem connects to a router (using an 8 way [[Ethernet]] cable).
==Router==
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