Burn, Baby Burn.

When I got home Wednesday night from vacation I found that I couldn't connect online from my computer. Went through the usual routine: resetting the modem, screwing around with connection options, exchanging modem, waiting on hold for customer service. Didn't work on either my desktop or notebook. I think that my modem, router, and network card all fried at the same time when I was out. With a new (old) modem, only my notebook can now connect. But no wireless. Is there any difference with the expensive and cheap surge protectors? I think that they're all crap.