Brick?

So my friend put up some files on a server for me to download (stuff for work, nothing illegal i.e. music, movies etc) and I let it download all day when I was at work. When I came home, the download stopped, and I looked down and my linksys router was bricked! lights were all off, no power. I tried changing the plug and it didn't do anything. It's pretty old (802.11b), maybe 5 yrs. I guess I need to buy a new one? unless any of you have a fix?

 

Nothing last forever, theres plenty of good ones on the market now that are fairly inexpensive.

 

thanks for the reply. it wasn't my downloading that messed it up, was it? because normally I don't download files. Also, my new mbp has wireless n networking. should I get an "n" router? I just need to connect to the internet, no file transfers or anything. but I would like to have super long range.

 

if your macbook supports N, i would get an N router. For general use, anything above 802.11b is a waste.

The downloading didnt screw it up, it was probably a faulty power supply

 

Thanks for the advice...after reading about it on the net, I realized if it's JUST for internet surfing (which it 100% absolutely is), g is fine. I spent 35$ on a d link g router and its been working fine. though i couldnt secure it with WEP, WPA security seems to be working fine. Thanks!

 

queshy, your D-link may be doing you a favor! WEP is an older/weaker wireless security method, so going to WPA is the better choice.

 

as mentioned before, WPA is good stuff, out with the old, in with the new!

 

Thanks everyone. when choosing a password, I just typed in random letters and numbers. is that what you're supposed to do? I actually used the same password that I put on my old 802.11b linksys router (WEP, from 5 yrs ago). That defeats the purpose of WAP, right?

I don't need to fort knox my network, I just don't want my neighbors doing the same thing to me that I do to them when my internet is down, lol. jks