Just switched cpus, now my router lets my cpu connect to the net, but my xbox 360 says dns failed. any answers

Question

i recently switched cpus from one room to another, as I was moving all cords from the router and modem were disconnected. I dont know much about networking so I plugged everything back into its right port. Now i can connect to the internet just fine through my cpu, but when i try to connect with my xbox 360 i get an error saying dns failed. I have tried resetting the modem and the router. I even tried switching over the ethernet from the port that the cpu was connected into and still dns failed. I never had a problem with xbox 360 and the internet. Please help. My router is linksys befsr41 ver. 2 and im on comcast cable . any help or point me in the right direction will be greatly appreciated. thanks.

Answer 1

Firstly you do not mean cpu - you mean you have moved computers. CPU is central processing unit - or processor - which is INSIDE the computer which maks everything work.

Maybe you need to open up some ports on your router. If it was working before I wouldn't have thought so though. Can you connect with your 360 when the computer is off?

Answer 2

you should get a free xbox 360 from this site instead of buying retail

Answer 3

Set all your devices to get their addresses via DHCP rather than manually assigning addresses to each. This should solve your problem.

Answer 4

make sure all your devices are set to get their addresses via DHCP rather than manually assigning addresses to each...