Can't see home wifi network

Today, I found that I could no longer see or sign on my home wifi network. Just my network; I can see my neighbors' wifi networks just fine (and connect on the unlocked ones).
I tried resetting the router and unplugging/replugging it multiple times, and also setting it up again via a pc. It is a secured network with a WEP password.
Weird thing is, my roommate who has a pc is having no problem seeing and getting on the network.
Did I mess up some network settings on my mac? I just switched to a mac about a year ago, so I'm pretty new at navigating through the settings.

Glad you got it working again, though I don't understand why resetting via the Mac worked when doing it via the PC hadn't. Another thing to add to the long list of things I don't understand I was sitting at my Mac trying to work out a list of debugging steps for you when your post came in, so I am delighted you let us know.
AK

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