A few weeks ago, we had a pretty bad storm. We woke up to discover that two of our computers' internet was unresponsive and our Xbox 360's power adaptor was blinking red. We returned the Xbox 360 and got a new one. The two computers that lost connection with the internet are both desktops connected by a cable (as opposed to wireless) to a router, which connects to a modem. We tried using our laptop to connect wirelessly to the internet...and it worked. We then tried using the desktops' cables to connect to the internet with the laptop (we turned wireless off). This also worked. We then tried connecting to Xbox Live with the new Xbox 360. No luck with this one.
Then I tried connecting a desktop and the 360 straight into the modem, rather than the router. To make things more confusing, the 360 connected just fine, but the desktop didn't...
This makes no sense to me... Why will the router give internet to our laptop but not our desktops and Xbox 360? And why does the modem give internet to the 360 but not the desktop? This is way over my head...
Then I tried connecting a desktop and the 360 straight into the modem, rather than the router. To make things more confusing, the 360 connected just fine, but the desktop didn't...
This makes no sense to me... Why will the router give internet to our laptop but not our desktops and Xbox 360? And why does the modem give internet to the 360 but not the desktop? This is way over my head...