WiFi mysery

Have had a Motorola Surfboard about 14 years. Thing died yesterday. Drove through the shit today to pick up a new one. Netgear CM400.

Plugged it in and got WOW on the phone to configure its MAC address. Went well. Internet back up with laptop hardlined to the modem.

Plugged my formerly reliable Netgear router in. No wireless.

Question for computer super geeks. Is it possible the modem frying out could also kill the router at the same time?

If it was an electrical problem, they could conceivably both go out at the same time. Otherwise probably not.

Been through a few routers since buying the old Motorola modem.

Just seems ironic the old thing finally kicked, along with the router

Overheated and burned out from all the porn streaming through them.

Jake from State Farm wrote:Overheated and burned out from all the porn streaming through them.

Yep.

try plugging your i43e-phonic cord into the ePhalanxFrizzle Nizzle. If it's compatible, you'll be able to then connect it to the Kevlar c3spazmotic i3e-modem.

That'll do the trick.

I assume you power cycled the router?

MSU addict wrote:I assume you power cycled the router?

Of course.  A couple times.  Cable company could reach it but it wasn't responding.

Went out and picked up a cheap Netgear and all is back up and running.  Had I known both the modem and router were shot I might have bought one of those newfangled combination modem/routers.

So the mysery is solved?

I.B. Fine wrote:So the mysery is solved?

Couldn't decide on mystery or misery so combined them.

gHost Spartan wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
Of course.  A couple times.  Cable company could reach it but it wasn't responding.

Went out and picked up a cheap Netgear and all is back up and running.  Had I known both the modem and router were shot I might have bought one of those newfangled combination modem/routers.

I actually have two nice routers here I can send you one free

Thanks for the offer but all is well again here.