Damage to modem?

[newadsl]

Hey all,

Well we just had a nice and loud storm here in PTA A nice lightning bolt struck and well my ADSL light on my modem went dead. I listened to my phone line and it was still ok. Then I reset my modem and waited a while and still the light was dead. Then I phoned our trusty Telkom helpline to report
a maybe possible fault. Just as I was speaking to a techie my light on my mpdem comes back up. Not to say I was very relieved. But I am not sure if maybe the modem did get some damage. It is in a surge protector and everything, but I have noticed that the light comes on and off...now at the mo, it is on and stable. Is there any way I can determine(except to take it in
to a clever pc shop and pay R 500 again) if the modem did get some damage?
It is a Billion SM5102S , one prot ethernet modem. I do not have any firmware or such things for the modem.

Any help will be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[BILLION Tech]

Support for your Billion router

Hello,

If your unit is still giving you problems, you are more than welcome to bring the unit in and we can test it for you.

Please forward your details to [email protected] or contact us on (012) 342 4494 so we can supply you with directions.

Kind Regards,

BILLION Tech

 

[newadsl]

Thanks!

Hey Billion Tech,

Thanks for the offer! I will remember it in future. It seems the weather also has an influence on modems/lines whatever. The modem is running constantly again since I posted - no downtime or anything. It seems I was REALLY lucky that the lightning did not fry it...eish