Problem with WRT160N v3

Hi all.
I've hit a problem here and I was hoping somebody could point me in the right direction.
Here's the sitation.
I have a Wrt160N v3 router and I have 2 wired connections out of it.. one to my main computer and one upstairs where my ps3 used to be. The wired connections work fine.
I also have a laptop and an ipod in the house that use the wireless on my network. They DID work fine, but now they won't connnect to the network. They both see the SSID of the network but when I try to connect with either I get "Unable to join the network "SSID"".
A couple days ago I updated the firmware of the router and everything worked again... then after a day or so it wouldn't join the network again.
The fact that it DID work again and then stopped again, to me, says that my laptop and ipod are fine, but something is wrong with my wireless network.
I have NO idea of how to fix this or what is even wrong, so I was hoping that somebody here that knows a heck of a lot more than I do about this stuff(not hard) could give me a few tips and tricks and hopefully get me back on the network with my laptop.
thanks in advance.

As you already upgraded the firmware .
As it is recommended by Linksys that you have to reset the router after upgrading the firmware .
Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds .
Power cycle the modem and router .
Open the setup page of your router using the IP : 192.168.1.1 ( User name= blank , Password= ' admin ' ) .
Configure the settings manually on your router .
Create new wireless network name and secure it .
Try to connect the wireless devices to the new network ,
See if that helps you .

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