WRT54GL loses connection and won't work without a reset

Hello community,
I bought a WRT54GL 2 years ago, and for the first year or so it worked perfectly. About 6 months ago it started losing connection every few weeks; while my inner network looks fine (can ping all machines on 192.168.1.x) the router loses connnection to the outer world.
Setup:
Cable modem connected to the router
PC connected with a wire to the router
Mac, Wii, PS3, 2 iphones, HP 6500 printer - all connected wirelessly
I know it is not the modem because if I disconnect my pc from the router and connect it to the modem I can connect to the internet.
I tried restarting everything (ie unplug my modem, router and pc from the power socket, then gradually turn them on) and my router failed to connect to the outer world (that is no device connected to the router can access the web).
I tried reseting my router (pressing that little hole in the back with a pin) and then loaded the router with a saved configuration, and it didn't work!
The ONLY thing that works is unplugging everything, reseting the router, and then configuring it *manually* from scratch.
This is extremly annoying as it will happen now every week or two.
Help me please.

Thanks, I updated to the latest firmware last night, let's see if that fixes it.
The thing that bugs me is it worked perfectly for over a year, then after the first power out, kaboom.
At first I thought the power out damaged the router's hardware, but if that was the case it would no go back to work for 3-4 weeks after a hard reset ...

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