Wireless WRT54G is not able to do wireless and setup menu is out of whack

Question

Ok,
So I got a laptop with my new job and I figured hey I would love to surf the web wireless at home (laptop's wirelss connection works at work). I bought a Linksys WRT54G router Monday and attempted to replace my old trusty linksys 4 port BEFSR41 router that I've had since like 2000. The setup was incredibly easy and my desktop (which is wired) had internet. My laptop however still doesn't.
My laptop will attempt to acquire network address and Send packets but will receive none. I can view the wireless network that I set up but can't connect to it. So I went into the old trusty router menu at 192.168.1.1 and here's what I see. I see this both when using IE and firebox browsers on both my laptop and Desktop.
It appears my router is toasted? I've restarted it and reset it a couple times. Any ideas?
http://aow.nuclearfallout.net/Random%20pictures/broken%20router.JPGMessage Edited by lewdogg21 on 01-16-200708:17 PM

Answer 1

As the computer wired to the router is able to go online, make sure that when connecting wirelessly you are entering the correct encryption key. To verify the encryption key …..on the computer wired to the router …… open Internet explorer ……in the address bar type http://192.168.1.1 (default IP address). Leave the username field blank  and in the password type “admin” ( Default Password). When setup page loads fully click on the tab that says…wireless….. Check the wireless network name SSID......it should be the same name as that of your wireless network......just below main tab  wireless click on the sub tab that says wireless security. Verify the security key here. If you are using WEP security….make sure that you are enter the WEP key for connection and not the passphrase. 
U can also try changing the network name...wireless channel....security setting and then connecting to the new network from the wireless computer.
 Try upgrading the router firmware.