Lightning strike rax80

[Riverwhip]

My RAX80 is not working after lightning hit near the house and took out my modem as well. Amber lights stay lit but the power light stays off. No change after reset. Any hope or will I have to replace it?

[plemans]

storms are great at wrecking electronics. You potentially try tftp but if the storm fried it, it probably won't work. 

are you on windows? if so, follow this guide

https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP

just make sure you enable tftp 

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10

and here's a video walk through. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw

and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash

https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash

I'd also check to see if its still under warranty. click on "mynetgear" at the top. register an account and then the device. From there you can check warranty status. 

[Riverwhip]

Thanks for your help, pretty sure it’s fried. It won’t recognize anything even wired directly. Out of warranty of course lol. I think I’m stuck with just replacing it. But thanks anyway, it’s good to know the tftp thing just in case.

[michaelkenward]

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@Riverwhip wrote:
Out of warranty of course lol.

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That wouldn't cover lightning strikes.

Did you check the power adapter?

[Riverwhip]

Yeah, there is power to it. The amber lights stay on but none of my electronics recognize a connection, even ones that are wired directly. It doesn’t power up normally, but there is definitely power getting to it.

[michaelkenward]

I'd still try a different power supply, if you have one. You never know if it damaged the thing without wrecking it. Even adapters come with tricksy electronics these days.