
Originally Posted by
bungiefanNA
You remove the router from the chain in the network, which means you can only have one device connected to the modem. That was already said in this thread:
Not having the router connected is bypassing it. Also, that will work because there won't be anything blocking ports. The whole purpose of the router though is to split the incoming connection to as many devices as you need. WIthout it, only one device can be on the network at once, and no wireless devices can connect.
We're not saying the router is bad, we're saying you need to learn basic management of it to do port forwarding. Everyone should know how to do port forwarding on their own router, just like you should know how to check and fill fluids on your car. It's basic maintenance and operation. Your network doesn't work properly if you don't set this up.