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Help a computer noob
Ok so here's the situation: I'm having a problem with the wireless router/modem/gateway thing that my cable company gave me. I've been trying to play Halo 3 on Xbox Live but I keep getting disconnected. Sometimes I can play one match and then I get disconnected, other times, it drops me while the map is loading. I've looked around on various forums and lots of people with the router model I have are having the same problem. So I went on Microsoft's website and apparently the gateway I have is not compatible with XBox Live.
So I called up Charter (my cable company) and the guy told me that I have to bring my gateway thing into their store. Oh yeah, apparently it's a gateway so I guess it's a router and modem in one. So the guy on the phone didn't know too much about it but he said the people at the store might be able to give me a compatible router and they might not be able to. So if they don't I might have to go buy one from Best Buy or something.
So my plan is that if they can't give me a compatible router or modem, I'm planning on going to Best Buy and buying a router and modem myself. My question is that if I buy a cable modem, will any cable modem that I buy work with my cable internet connection.? Also, if I buy like a lyksis router or something, it will give me wireless internet right? Also, a router like this: http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT54G...1543484&sr=8-4
will only give me wireless right if I had a modem correct? Like that wouldn't function as both a modem and a router correct?
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