WRT54G --- Wireless Network disapears, computers wont connect to rouer wirelessly

I am having big time issue with my WRT54G Ver. 8.2.
It's practically brand new (5 days) and I haven't been able to get it to work stably yet. The very first day I was able to get it going for almost a full day, but the next day, when I came home from work, my wireless desktop was not connected.
The issue here is that there stopped being a wireless network at all. I don't know if the SSID just stopped broadcasting, or if it got hidden. I tested to find it with my regular desktop which has a usb adaptor, a laptop with a built in adaptor, and my smart phone, and none of the three were able to see the router.
I tinkered around with it (changed security settings, channels, reset a couple of times) and got uneven results. Eventually, after a couple of days, I was able to get it to work with no security set up, but then I changed security settings back to WEP, and it disapeared again. I went and downloaded the newest firmware 8.2.05 and I'm still not getting anywhere. I just did a long reset, and I am seeing the wireless network again, (I set it with no security) but my wireless pc's cant get an IP (they fall back to the 169.xxx. address)
I am basically pretty much stumped and have no idea what to do... Any help would be greatly appreciated, since I would like to know if I can solve this fast, otherwise, I'll just take it back to the store. Thanks.
BTW.. I am on a wired desktop now, with XP ( I do all the setup work from here) my wireless PC's (one desktop and one laptop) are both vista.

Hey try resetting the router reset button in such a way that power light is blinking on the router & then do a complete network power cycle i.e., unplug the power cables from the modem & from the router & then plug in the power cable to the modem first once all the lights are solid green you could plug in the power cable to the router & check out it will definately work!!
Based upon your Internet Service Provider try setting up the router & also do the wireless & advanced wireless settings & setup the secured network & you should be able to go Online Wirelessly.Likewise, setup all the pc's & you should be able to go online without any issue.

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