When I split my cable in the basement, should the internet go into the first splitter?
This doesn’t make a lot of sense from my angle, but I’ll outline what I know. Your ‘cable’ contains all of the information for your TV, internet, etc. Essentially the wire you get that runs into your home from outside is responsible for all of that. Your cable *modem* is what converts the signals from your computer’s network adapter into cable signals. Most look like a little black or blue box, and they accept both a coaxial ‘cable’ cable along with a network cable. A splitter will allow you to split the signal wire so that it can go to your cable modem as well as elsewhere (to a TV or cable box, for example). You should split the cable *before* it reaches a cable box (like a DirectTV or digital convertor box) as what comes out after the box may not work with your cable modem. The only thing you need to be aware of when you buy a splitter is this: The splitter may (depending on its quality) not pass the frequencies that your cable modem or digital box uses. Most splitters list the work
