We decided not to drive to FL today. I waited for Best Buy to open at 11 this morning and swapped my cable modem for a new one. It was still covered by the extended warranty. This is the 4th modem since I purchased the first one 18 months ago. I hooked up the multimedia PC on the ethernet output of the modem and authenticated the device. This went smoothly but I had a little trouble getting the router hooked up. I noticed it still had the old mac address in the status screen. I killed the power to both the router and the modem for about 5 minutes. I then powered both up and WiFi internet came alive!!!! This whole thing was so frustrating but I'll be prepared next time. I ordered an ethernet cable adapter for my laptop and I will order a second cable modem when we return. Lunch today was the traditional Nathans Hot Dogs for Memorial weekend. Dinner was Libbie's outstanding pizza.