boeingbus2002 . . . . .
I don't know if this is any help, but I have a similar setup and find that my Belkin router disconnects now and then after the laptop has been turned off. ...Have you been back to your Belkin browser based Wireless Control Panel and checked if you are disconnected? ...If so, log on to the router, "connect" and then log off.
If it transpires that it is connected, I have found in this situation that pressing Connect in "View Other Networks" on the Window's interface sometimes requires more than one attempt to achieve success.