WRT54G wireless randomly disconnecting

I've never had this problem before but recently I am constantly being disconnected from the net. What's strange is that everything seems to be perfectly normal, it just.. dies.
All the lights on my modem and router are the way they're suppose to be, however nothing works, not even my routers setting page works. The only way to fix this is to turn my computer off, turn my modem off and unplug everything from my router then turn and plug everything back on. However this does not always fix it, but it allows access to my routers setting page.
In my router settings, everything is normal, i go to my status page and disconnect and reconnect manually, however this takes a few attempts and sometimes it gives me the error "Can not find IP address on this PPPoE server".
Does anyone have any idea what's going on here? I've never encountered this problem before nor have I even heard of this kind of problem.
If needed my router is a Wireless-G, Model WRT54G, Ver. 8, Firmware Version: v8.00.2

The same thing happens to me with my cable modem and it is new. I can get as long as 5 hrs or as little as 1 hr before the internet just dies. The modem is still working but I have to switch everything off and then restart my PC just to get back on the internet. Would the fact that my OS is Vista be a problem? 
Also, I am fairly basic in terms of my computer literacy, so what it bridging and how can I check and see if this would aid me?
-----Abernyte the computer-noob

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