The connection goes like this.
Cable coax into the modem. Modem output into router WAN input. Up to 4 PCs NICs plugged into router LAN ports. And these can be wired or wireless, laptop or desktop, any combination up to four. This is with a four port router of course.
Wired like this there is no "master".
Good luck,
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I keep looking at routers to set up a network but they all require my master computer to be switched on all the time, what do i need so i can use it without the master on?

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