WRT54G Wireless-G Router trouble!

I have been having problems with my internet connections for the past few days. At first I called my ISP because I suddenly lost all connectivity. They told me to disconnect the router and just hook up my access straight from the cable modem to the tower since, on their side, they saw that I was connected to the internet and also had a router. They told me to leave the router disconnected for a few hours for the cache to flush out because it wasn't taking in IP changes. So I did that and few hours later I hooked it back up and was back on the web. But I noticed a problem. There were some sites I was unable to access. The task bar would just read "wait....." and then I get the Problem Loading Page telling me that the connection was reset or that I had a firewall problem. I checked my firewall and security programs to make sure my settings were allowing connections to these sites. Indeed, they are. I googled my problem "unable to access some websites" to see what I could do with little success. I then remembered what the tech said about the router and took a suggestion from one of the tech sites of checking another browser to see if it works there. Indeed, I encountered the same problem there. I hooked up my connection from modem to tower again and I was able to access those sites once more. So I figured this is a problem with my router. To top it off, wireless connections cannot be made. They don't go through. I tried rebooting the router again and used the disk that came with it to set it up thinking this would help me. In addition I accessed the router site to change the settings. Nothing helped or worked. What ever cache is in there is still in there, or whatever problem it has with not accepting IPs is still present. I rebooted my system and tried to access the router site again, only to be blocked from there like some other sites. I'm truly troubled here. I tried the command prompt and: ipconfig/ flushdns release renew method Still no good. Just what is wrong with my router? How can I get this resolved. Why are those sites inaccessible now and how can I get whatever is mucking up DNS recognition to clear out so it can work properly again? I have had it on DHCP so it can automatically recognize changes. My IP is not static. I'm truly troubled here. Please help!
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GOT IT!
Ok. I did two things:
1. I changed my port (just in case).
2. I did a hard reset on my Router (didn't notice the button next to the initial cable input).
I powered down the modem, router, and my PC. Then I turned on my modem, switched out the router port, turned the router back on, did a hard reset and waited a bit. Then I turned on my PC.
After that I did my usual disk clean, accessed the web and did a clean cache of the browser ( just in case). Had my little brother come in and do a wireless test to see if it connects....
VIOLA! It connected!
I tried out the sites I was having trouble with and SUCCESS! They connected!
IT WORKS NOW!!! I'm so happy!
Thank you all for your help! It's been much appreciated! 

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