WAN port inop and PM ethernet port inop - options to connect to AEBS?

Hi. We had a thunderestorm last week at home and we shut everything down and unplugged the power cords, but I think the cable to the cable modem fried some of my ports. I have a cable modem hooked to the WAN AEBS port and a cable from the LAN AEBS port to the ethernet port of my PM G4 867 (Quicksilver). After lots of troubleshooting with a different cable modem and my PB 15, it seems that the AEBS WAN port is dead and the ethernet port of the cable modem AND PM G4 are toast!!:( I guess all three got fried thru the cable.
I have a different cable modem that runs my digital phone so I connect thru it's ethernet port (after provisioning it). It works with my PBs directly and my airport express. I went to the Apple store and they confirmed the WAN was inop. Got a new AEBS. Now, here's my question:
I connect my PBs thru airport, but used the LAN to directly connect to the PM G4. The ethernet port is dead too. What should I do to get the PM connected?
I think the PM G4 quicksilver can accept an airport card (older kind). I can get one for around $100.
Is it easy to replace the ethernet card/port on this model? How much?
What's the best solution? What would you do? Thanks for your help.

I think the PM G4 quicksilver can accept an airport card (older kind). I can get one for around $100.
Yes the QuickSilver has an internal slot for the original 802.11b AirPort card. That slot is NOT compatible with the AirPort Extreme card.
Is it easy to replace the ethernet card/port on this model? How much?
There is no separate Ethernet card. The Ethernet port is built into the motherboard.
If you want Ethernet, the least expensive solution is a compatible PCI Ethernet card.

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