WRT54GS - My laptop occasionally doesn't detect my network, but it detects others...HELP!

As the subject says, over the past few days, my laptop (HP Pavilion dv5-1003nr) occasionally fails to detect my network.
It will still detect networks from my neighbors, but I typically have to go and physically turn off the modem, wait and turn it back on for it to recognize it.
My laptop is situated approximately ten feet from the router, which sits on top of the cable box, below the television. Could the cable box and/or television be interfering with the router?
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob

Your router should a couple of meters away from your television and cable box.
Greetings from Northern Ontario, Canada

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