modem's
Network device's thing
Modem's is the possessive form of modem, a device that converts digital signals to analog for transmission over telephone lines and back again—modulating and demodulating.
Though dial-up modems are largely obsolete, the term persists for devices connecting to the internet: The modem's lights were blinking erratically.
Check your modem's settings.
Packet-forwarding network device
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- portDocking place for ships
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
casing · chipset · firmware · ethernet · power adapter · reset button · indicator light · circuit board
Message-conveying cue
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- speedRate of motion
- latencyDelay in system response
- connectionA joining or relation
throughput · uplink · downlink · sync · handshake · carrier · frequency · channel
Recovering signal from carrier
- encodingConverting data to format
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- transmissionSending of information
- conversionAct of changing states
analog · digital · data transfer · bit rate · protocol · TCP/IP · ADSL · VDSL
Cycle power intentionally
- resetRestore to original state
- outageLoss of electrical service
- dropoutOne who quits early
- disconnectionState of being severed
blinking · offline · firmware update · overheating · replacement · technical support · ISP · configuration
router
Packet-forwarding network device
LED · casing · chipset · firmware · ethernet · power adapter · reset button · indicator light · circuit board · housing
signal
Message-conveying cue
connection · throughput · uplink · downlink · sync · handshake · carrier · frequency · channel · ping
demodulation
Recovering signal from carrier
- encodingConverting data to format
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- transmissionSending of information
conversion · analog · digital · data transfer · bit rate · protocol · TCP/IP · ADSL · VDSL · signal processing
reboot
Cycle power intentionally
disconnection · blinking · offline · firmware update · overheating · replacement · technical support · ISP · configuration · settings
- wireless modemCableless internet connectivity device
- cable modemCoaxial internet converter
- dial-up modemsPhone-based internet hardware
- 56k modemTelephone-based internet hardware
- broadband modemHigh-speed internet interface
- fax modemDevice transmitting documents telephonically