OK here is the situation I have an older D-link B wireless router and two laptops. One laptop (Dell) has a PCI D-link "B" card and the other is a newer Dell with an internal G Intel card. Both seem to be able to connect to the internet (get good IP address and such) but only the older (PCI B Card) can reliably surf the web. When I try to go to sites such as Yahoo Mail the newer laptop times out before it can load the page. If I plug in a cord to the wired plug the newer laptop seems to work fine. Also this seems to be a recent problem as I was able to surf wirelessly previously on this laptop. Besides the obvious (buy a G router) is there something I have can set on the newer laptop to get a connection which will work. Some issues might be: other G networks being seen (which the B card doesn't see) Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated. Running Windows Home on both laptops with all service packs. Jeff

Have you checked signal strength in the G card? What if any difference in proximity to the router?. Do you have any other G type devices nearby such as cordless telephones? those can cause interference Goin' Fishin' (Some day)

The two laptops can be side by side and the one with the B card is fine and the G card one can't surf all sites. We do have a cordless phone but even with the laptop is 12 ft. away from the router (signal strenght of "very good") it doesn't want to surf sites like Yahoo mail. The really weird thing is I can bring up Google and some other sites. It seems like only certain sites aren't working. Jeff

Have you tried setting the Wireless G adapter to only use the B protocol? Usually the device setup software has the option to set the device to use G, B, or G+B (mixed) wireless networks. Have you tried setting it to just use B networks? I'm not saying that will solve the problem, but it seems simple to try.

OK I tried setting the wireless card to only utilize the B network and I am still having problems. Any other ideas? Would getting a new G router fix this issue or would it be a waste of money?

It might have something to do with the fact that it's an old "B" router and the newer G adapter isn't really honoring the older protocol as it should. One way to check that out, if you have the opportunity, is to take the laptop to some place which offers "free WiFi" and see how it connects there. If you find that the laptop isn't having any problem on the G network at a coffee shop, bookstore, or library, then that would imply that replacing the old B router might fix the connection problem. Of course, then you'll have to worry if the new G router will properly support the older Dell with the B adapter...