Upon factory reset of my Belkin RT3200, I discovered the WiFi password I had been using was no longer acceptable because it contained spaces and repeating characters. Funny, that password worked fine before I factory reset.
So, yes, I bought another WiFi doohickey, but someone suggested I try loading OpenWRT. I'm not above using non-factory firmware on consumer-grade routers, going back to the original Linksys WRT54GS with DD-WRT and others. Despite the semi-obtuse/incorrect documentation for loading OpenWRT from stock firmware on my Belkin RT3200 [openwrt.org], I got it working. And, hey, I can use spaces and repeating characters in my passwords now…and it'll actually get software updates once in a while.
Meanwhile, I expect that Amazon purchase I just made will get returned…
