AP connection lost. Won't accept it's WEP password.

OK, so for no apparent reason I can no longer establish an AP connection with my M-Mini. Entering the factory WEP password leads nowhere. Is it possibe that latest OS update to 10.6.8 is no longer compatible with the Westel 327 modem I use? Do I need a new modem? Or is their some voodoo to solve this problem? I use the uilt in AP on my Mimi to link to my iPod touch and PS3.
At wits end, please help,
-GlenG

This same problem happened to me, all the sudden one day my mac decided to revert to the original standard root username and password which I obviously did not know. In order to change this:
1) Activate single user mode on reboot as by pressing cmd + s as your computer starts up. Make sure you do it right away, and keep the keys pressed down.
2) Where the cursor pops up, type exactly
/sbin/mount - uw/
3) When the next cursor pops up type exactly
passwd
4) Then you can type any password you want (now changing the root password to be what you want)
Note you will not be able to see what you type, but the text is being recognized
5)The computer asks for you to retype the password, retype it
6) Type reboot
Once the computer restarts you can navigate to system preferences>accounts> and then unlock the account (lock is located on the bottom left corner) using Username: root and the password you just set. Henceforth, you can appoint your account as the administrator. Hope it works!
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