Router Died?

I have a WRTP54G that I use with Vonage. Router is @5 months old. For the second time, I have experienced router failure. Nothing else on the same connection has failed; internet connectivity still working. I have rebooted and reset router with no luck. On reset, modem web administration appears to be working but wireless is intermittent and often when trying to save configuration changes, the router will save will fail and I will get a 404 error or a internal communication error...quiting.
I do not appear to be able to get the router to resume operation. Has anyone experienced similar issues - anyone have a resolution?

Thanks for the various messages. Reset did not work and firmware was current. Vonage is replacing faulty equipment. Anyone who has a problem wth similar equipment should call Vonage immediately Thanks
KHM

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Is my router dying?

Hi,
I've been encountering some strange and serious issues with my linksys WRT54G2. We have 3 computers on our network and out of nowhere we have been having worlds of trouble. I know it is a router issue because when plugging the ethernet cable from the modem into a computer, everything is fine.
The wireless connection drops frequently on all of our computers. When it works it tends to be slow or hung up. Often times when I click a link it will immediately say "Cannot load page" but if I keep hitting refresh many times sometimes it goes through. Other times it loads pages partially or freezes. Sometimes, certain pages won't ping or load at all, but others will. It's been very inconsistent and difficult to determine any single problem that could be causing all of this chaos.
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Hello Tommotom,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
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