Intermittent wireless connection

[TakedownCA]

My wireless connection has been very intermittent for the last couple months. I initially had a D-Link 1000AP access point hooked to a Netgear RT314 router. For about 6 months it worked fine. Then all of a sudden I couldn't establish a consistent wireless connection. I can connect and even use the internet fine for a little while, but after about 30 seconds of use the signal strength falls to zero. This was happening with 3 different PC cards (Orinoco clone, Linksys WPC11 v3.0, and Linksys WPC11 v2.5), so I figured it was due to the access point.

So I bought a new D-Link 614+ wireless router, thinking it would solve my problem. After setting it up yesterday I found that I still had exactly the same problem. My wired connection was just fine, but any wireless connection I attempted was intermittent at best. The Orinoco performed a little better than the two Linksys cards, but they both wouldn't work reliably.

I am using 2 laptops, one Win2K, one WinXP. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[TakedownCA]

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[LeeTJ]

do you have a 2.2 ghz cordless phone base near your wap??

 

[TakedownCA]

There is a 2.4GHz phone one room over, but the connection drops regardless of whether the phone is in use or not.

 

[LeeTJ]

weird

to be honest, i've been noticing mine drop a lot lately too, but i got 2 2.4 ghz phones in my home. 🙁 i may have to upgrade to g.

 

[ktwebb]

but i got 2 2.4 ghz phones in my home. i may have to upgrade to g.

Perhaps you mean 802.11a

g is also 2.4 Ghz