i was swapping out my trusty old Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 + Linksys/Cisco WRT310N with a shiny new Asus RT-N16.
during all the cable swapping and custom firmware flashing i plugged the linksys's 12v adapter into my 5v buffalo, yep the connector fit like a glove. the poor buffalo didnt take it too well
the first thing i noticed was that my pc was still saying network cable unplugged. then i looked at the buffalo and it was dark and silent. hmmm. then "oh sh**!" i unplugged it and sniffed around the connection and sure enough, bad news. tried plugging the 5v back in, all lights go on and fade to black. i killed an old trustworthy friend.
but perhaps there is hope. does anyone know whether these types of electronics have any form of overvoltage protection in a component close to the connector that can easily be swapped out?
thanks,
leon
during all the cable swapping and custom firmware flashing i plugged the linksys's 12v adapter into my 5v buffalo, yep the connector fit like a glove. the poor buffalo didnt take it too well
the first thing i noticed was that my pc was still saying network cable unplugged. then i looked at the buffalo and it was dark and silent. hmmm. then "oh sh**!" i unplugged it and sniffed around the connection and sure enough, bad news. tried plugging the 5v back in, all lights go on and fade to black. i killed an old trustworthy friend.
but perhaps there is hope. does anyone know whether these types of electronics have any form of overvoltage protection in a component close to the connector that can easily be swapped out?
thanks,
leon
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