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EasyTether is used to connect my android phone to my computer and use it as a wifi hotspot. I had an idea of connecting my phone to my computer and using it instead of my wireless card while I solved the problem but unfortunately it can only use mobile data and can't connect to wifi whilst acting as a hotspot, useless as I get no network coverage in the house!
There is also another wireless network called Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter, not sure what this is?
Have reset the router several times which hasn't helped. The router itself is just a cheap router that my broadband company provided. It's a Thomson TG585 v8, you can tell by the reviews here its not a great piece of kit - Thomson TG585v8 Reviews | Thomson Gateway TG585 v8 Wireless-G ADSL 2+ Router. To be fair though I updated the firmware on it about a year ago and haven't really had many problems before this. My local exchange is also 3 miles away (I live in a small village in a rural area) which is supposed to have a very negative effect.
OK, will try and play around with the router settings and see how that goes. Thanks for your quick and detailed responses, you've been very helpful.