TLDR - check your Coax ground line where it enters the house. Now I need a new standalone Router. The ranker charts only show the highend Router / WiFi all in one whizbang gizmos.
The gory details
Had some crazy lighting storms the past couple days. Was hearing loud electrical popping sounds near my coms closet but everything still worked and no indication of damage until last night.
Was standing in front of the modem, router, NAS, etc last night during the lighting storm when I saw flashes (still not sure if it was lighting outside or arcs inside) then the Mikrotik router went dark and modem lights started blinking like a disco ball. Nothing else was damaged, no swollen power supplies or burnt cables - Ethernet, coax and power all look good. Tested all outlets with a ground fault tester.
This morning in the daylight was checking the coax ground - it was connected to a metal screw that holds conduit to my stone siding. Rerouted that with a #6 copper wire to the electrical ground rod that is driven 8 feet into the earth. Yes I know it is 8 feet - I watched the guy drive it in last fall when the panel was replaced. Also as a belt & suspenders approach now the COAX line inside the house goes to the Cyber Power UPS before touching the modem.
I'll be using Spectrum's rented Router for a few weeks while I make sure all is good. More lighting storms in the forecast.
The gory details
Had some crazy lighting storms the past couple days. Was hearing loud electrical popping sounds near my coms closet but everything still worked and no indication of damage until last night.
Was standing in front of the modem, router, NAS, etc last night during the lighting storm when I saw flashes (still not sure if it was lighting outside or arcs inside) then the Mikrotik router went dark and modem lights started blinking like a disco ball. Nothing else was damaged, no swollen power supplies or burnt cables - Ethernet, coax and power all look good. Tested all outlets with a ground fault tester.
This morning in the daylight was checking the coax ground - it was connected to a metal screw that holds conduit to my stone siding. Rerouted that with a #6 copper wire to the electrical ground rod that is driven 8 feet into the earth. Yes I know it is 8 feet - I watched the guy drive it in last fall when the panel was replaced. Also as a belt & suspenders approach now the COAX line inside the house goes to the Cyber Power UPS before touching the modem.
I'll be using Spectrum's rented Router for a few weeks while I make sure all is good. More lighting storms in the forecast.