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mel-esor
Jun 04, 2025Follower
Unable to connect after power outage
So to my knowledge, we had just recently had a brief thunderstorm last night while I was at work. When I returned home our wifi was out and did not return after multiple reboots. This morning I ...
plemans
Jun 04, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Easy check. Power off the modem and connect a PC (powered off) to it. Boot up the modem, give it a couple minutes to fully boot. Then boot up the PC that's hardwired. Give it a bit to pull a connection and see if it works. If it does, awesome. The modem works, Then you have to move onto the router. Or if it doesn't, might be time for a new modem. Storms are great at wrecking sensitive electronics.