WRT300N dropped wireless completely

I've had this WRT300N for several years and it has worked very well.
It suddenly dropped all wireless connections and no one can re-connect.  My main pc is hard wired directly to the router and works perfectly as always.  3 wireless pc's and 3 handheld devices suddenly can't connect. 
I've powered down my modem and router for several minutes, but nothing changed.  The firmware was upgraded a long time ago and there are no other upgrades available.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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