Trouble accessing Internet from a Network now and then

A few years ago, I discovered a problem that kept me from accessing the Internet. My computer was on Linksys / wireless network that could manage 4 desktop PC’s directly wired too as well as wireless systems. The problem I would have is that every several months, I could not connect to the Internet.
I would spend hours trying to fix this. Then with no avail, I would call my ISP (Verizon.net) and have a techy help me through this ordeal. After this happened again several months to a year later, I again called for help. After this experience, I made notes on what happened and what was done. When it came around again and it did, I said wait a minute, I know how to deal with computers, I should be able to figure this out. So, I examined what was going on combined with what was being done to fix this. Then it hit me! They are having me do all this crap and what I really only have to do is reset my password from within Linksys!!!! All that frustration for such a simple and minor thing. So basically if you are on a network (at home), and you are not able to connect to the Internet, you can try accessing your Linksys and changing the password. This password is the SAME password that you use to check your email from your ISP. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I do not guarantee that this is the problem that you could be facing, but, it could be a pretty good bet!