The most familiar type of routers are home and small office routers that simply pass data, such as web pages and email, between the home computers and the owner's cable or DSL modem, which connects to the Internet through an ISP.
The most familiar type of routers are home and small office routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and vidoes between the home computers and the Internet. An example of a router would be the owner's cable or DSL modem, which connects to the Internet through an ISP.