[PLUG] OT old linksys may be dead

[Fred James]

All systems here are Linux
All systems here are running personal firewalls, set to allow nothing

Events:
Linksys BEDSR81
(a) powered through battery backup
(b) had a power outage (several city blocks)
(c) power came back on
(d) lights on front of Linksys seemed OK, but ...
(e) DSL couldn't see Linksys
(f) computer couldn't see Linksys
(g) put a Linksys EFAH08W in its place
(h) reconfigured the printers
(i) everything is working OK

Questions:
(A) should I assume then that the BEDSR81 is dead/un-salvageable?
(B) should I be looking for another switch/router, or will the workgroup 
hub be good enough?

Thank you in advance
Regards
Fred James