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Can I connect a modem/router combo to a modem, then connect that second modem to a PC? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

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Weird question, I know. My apartment comes with a modern/router combo that, for whatever reason, does not have an Ethernet port. So a friend advised me to purchase a modem, then connect it via coax cable to my apartment's modem/router, then connect that to my PC via cat5. I did so, but the Ethernet connection on my PC shows no Internet. Is this possible to set up? Is there a software related step I'm missing to complete the connections?

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[–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How are you supposed to connect your computer to the modem/router if there's no RJ45 port?

[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 2 points 1 year ago

Probably has WiFi only, especially if it's a landlord provided special deal with the ISP.

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I bought a secondary modem, so my signal flow goes kinda like:

ISP -> Modem/router combo (installed by my apartment) -> Coax cable -> secondary modem I purchased myself -> cat5 cable -> PC