Is my router shot?

[Dwebtron]

I've had this thing for about 5 years, it's a Linksys 802.11b wireless router. Since then I've added a g router, and a switch, as my family's computer knowledge has been expanding. After a recent electrical storm, the TV was blown out, as was an entire electrical circuit in my house. When I tried to go online, I noticed that my comptuer was alternating that the wire was plugged in, and the wire was disconnected. I looked at the router, and the lights that show if something is plugged in are blinking, but not at a normal rate. The top light that usually blinks is completely off, and the bottom two blink at almost regular intervals. I've uploaded some pictures to show which lights are blinking, compared to what is normally on:

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Normally there's three lights in a row on, those two lights keep blinking (the top thing is the router/switch with the issue, the one on the bottom is working fine, in fact, i'm on it now.)

 

[bluestrobe]

I would say it could be fried. I take it your already power cycled it and so forth?

 

[Dwebtron]

by 'power cycled' you mean unplugged and plugged back in? if so, then yes, and I've hit the reset button a few times as well.

 

[ForumMaster]

it sounds like it was fried. but if you have a g router, this b one is only slowing down your network.

 

[Dwebtron]

yeah i know it's slowing it down, but i only have two computers running on the wireless anyway, and thier cheap dells. (it was mostly for direct wiring, which is why i replaced it with that switch, it's not a huge loss, but something i'd have to fix eventually). Also, the FIRST router from the modem is downstairs, which is serving as the entire wireless network now, and doing almost as well. (The reason the b was used at all, is because the dells barely sense a signal from the G, but a perfect from the B, long story, can't move it.)

 

[JonB]

Routers can also be reset by power going off and on repeatedly (like in an electrical storm). If the power cycles during a reboot, they can either reset or lockup. Since you've tried the reset, it is probably now junk (you could try reflashing the chip, though).