A recent lightning strike took out the cable company's modem, my Airport Extreme and I think my ethernet port in my iMac. I can only connect thru wi-fi now. The wi-fi initial connection is really slow, like 3 minutes. Once connected it runs good.
1) Any ideas on how to verify that the port is burnt out?
2) What could be causing the wi fi connection to be so slow in initially connecting?
Thanks for any assistance.
Please make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service. With a lightning strike there's not telling what's been affected. You may need the whole motherboard replaced or just a new Airport card.
The slow Wi-Fi connection may be due to the router being affected by the strike.
The router has been replaced. My MacBook connects instantly to the ethernet, same cable and port on router, and the wi fi is almost instantly.
Out of warranty.
In that case try disconnecting power to the modem, router, and computer. Wait one minute. Connect in order:
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