I'm unclear on the purpose of a router. Could I just have a cable modem directly connected to a (smart managed) switch that feeds all the clients?

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

Unless you have purchased a VERY large block of external routable IPs, no. Your devices would have no idea how to get out to the rest of the world. Also, I know some switches can also route, but then they are essentially routers.

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