said by bucky in ky :Need some help here. Lightning struck outside today and fried the pc. It wont turn on at any outlet. The modem still has power but im not picking up any wireless networks. Do these modems need a configured pc to "allow" there to be a wifi signal? shouldn't the modem be able to run Wi-Fi independently of a pc? I have power cycled the modem and even hit the reset button but have had no luck finding my network-any network-nearby. Did the power surge fry my modem too?
I would guess the modem's radio is fried -- that would not be surprised with a charge that close that it would cook the transmitter in the modem for the Wifi.