Can lightening knock wi-fi out of an imac?

[womanofthehills]

Both my neighbor and I lost our wi-fi this week.

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1. good god no!

light·en·ing
ˈlītniNG
noun
a drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.

[womanofthehills]

3. I goofed - I'm usually a good speller - so can lightning mess up wi-fi in an Imac?

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4. yes, see post #2

[TexasProgresive]

2. Yes.

The surge of power can destroy your router and damage your computer's wifi equipment. Can you access the wifi with your smart phone? If so that will show that the router is working. If not try using public wifi in some other place. If you use a laptop you can try it in a public place like the library.

What I am trying to explain is basic trouble shooting. With multiple devices, in this case, router and computer, it is necessary to begin a process of elimination. If your computer wifi is the culprit you can get a wifi dongle that plugs into a USB port.

Good luck.

[womanofthehills]

5. I can't get on with my iphone either

On my computer, I have a green light saying Wi-Fi is connected but neither my computer nor my iphone will pick up my network name or my neighbors network name. His usually appears. He thinks it's the lightning.

I just bought an Apple router. Haven't hooked it up yet.

Thanks

[Canoe52]

6. Knocks out spell check also

{sorry couldn't resist!}