BEF11WS4 ver. 2 no longer broadcasting SSID

Our house took a huge power surge a few days ago from lightening and knocked out many of our computer components. I got a new cable modem, but the Linksys router was still working...or so I thought. Now, it's not broadcasting the SSID no matter what I do. I even updated the firmware. Any suggestions short of getting a new one?

Hey try resetting the router reset button in such a way that power
light is blinking on the router & then do a complete network power
cycle i.e., unplug the power cables from the modem & from the router &
then plug in the power cable to the modem first once all the lights are
solid green you could plug in the power cable to the router & check out
it will definately work!!

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