I read somewhere that Windows keeps a list of old network locations and it grabs those before it even looks at the router. That matches what you hit. Last year I helped a friend with a Brother printer and we had to delete the entire network profile from the registry before it would accept the new IP. The router reboot was the thing that finally made it stick. It's always the hidden cache stuff that eats your whole weekend.

People always try the cheap fix first, then end up buying the real thing anyway.

The "slows down moisture exchange" part is kind of off. The bread bag is actually trapping the moisture the greens give off. That's why they stay crisp. If it slowed down exchange, they'd get soggy like in a sealed Tupperware. I tried it with a twist tie once, sealed tight, and the spinach got wet. Leave it open at the fold like you do, that's the real trick. Works good for celery too.