IP Address Problem?

I cannot connect to live. The troubleshooting test keeps failing on IP Address. I have my 360 wired to a Linksys router which I have never had a problem with. My laptops still work wirelessly so I figured that the ports may have shorted because we%26#39;ve had some tornados and lightning and what not recently and figured that had something to do with it.

I%26#39;ve tried bypassing the router and plugging directly into the console and it works fine; downloaded the new updated even. So, I buy myself a new router and it still fails on the IP Address. My network is not secured and I have not changed any settings on my console or my router. Any other suggestions on what may be the problem?IP Address Problem?
wow wow wow. take it down a notch. if you want help you gotta shorten your text by like 85%.i got to the second line... IP Address Problem?
Is the router set to be a gateway? I believe that%26#39;s the way it has to be set to get out to the internet.Do you have MAC filtering enabled?  You%26#39;ll have to add the 360 to the list if you do. 
You can also reset you Modem by unpluging the power and everything should reset it happens from time to time. It just needs to refresh the IP
[QUOTE=''En_Sabah_Nur'']You can also reset you Modem by unpluging the power and everything should reset it happens from time to time. It just needs to refresh the IP[/QUOTE]  Use to happen to me all the time. Your router is assigning IPs to each device that connects to the network. If your laptop connects and is attepted to be given the same IP as youe 360, then you have conflicting numbers.  After you reset the router by unplugging it, you might want to find out how you can increase the number of IP addresses your router hands out.