Need to reset the Wireless Router everytime I use it?

Hello all, I read through the messages already on the board but didn't see this problem, so apologies if this has been asked already etc.
Basically, I have a LinkSys Wireless-G Router with Speedboost, and I'm having some right problems getting it going.
Essentially, I get it working, go on the internet, works fine super fast and I have no problems. Then I'll turn off the computer, unplug the router etc (I turn off everything at the mains to save energy). When I want to go back online I plug everything in, turn on the computer and this is where I start having problems.
The computer will think its connected to the router and the internet but when I open up a website it can't access it and I just get the standard error message.
One of my computers uses a Linksys Wireless Adaper with Speedboost and the utility with that says that it has accessed the Access Point but cannot connect to the internet.
Basically I end up fiddling about all the time - I wondered if its because I'd set up WAP security, but everything was on the same setting anyway and when I disabled security it was still the same.
I set up my laptop to use the router wired instead of wirelessly but had the same problem.
I pressed the orange button on the left front side of the router, and it flashed white for abit before going orange again, and suddenly it started working.
I'm not sure what that button is! Does it reset the router or something? I know when I've pressed it before (following a troubleshooting guide from somewhere) and it stayed white, but still had problems with it. Anyway, I'm using it now to write this message so as you can see once I'm connected I don't have a problem!
Essentially - is this a router hardware problem and does it need replacing? I upgraded the firmware but its still the same. The firmware is 1.50.8 or whatever!
Thanks for reading, hope you can help!
Alex

It's a bot of a silly argument really. If you unplug the thing it is likely to loose settings. It is coming up with defaults that will allow you to connect but not reliably.
If you are worried about security, enable one of the many forms of security like WEP and so on. That will keep unfriendly folks from "borrowing" your network. If you read the wattage ratings on the gateway/router, they are tiny. I have never heard of any such device catching anything on fire. There just isn't enough current/voltage to do so. If it overheats, it is obviously defective and you should return it as there is something wrong with it, etc.
Honestly, it can't cost more than a few pennies per day to run. You can, as an extra measure of external security, turn off your DSL or Cable modem when not using it. This will let you share files internally without having open internet access until you want it.
Just suggestions.
SM

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