hey all. i realize that many people have problems with wireless signal loss, and it seems that such a problem is unfixable. well, i fall into that category. this is the deal: i have one machine (out of 9) connected to a dlink router, which is located on the top floor. this particular machine is located on the bottom floor. it is using a us robotics wireless card and a us robotics wireless access point. the problem is that i lose the wireless signal every so often (in fact, this happens to many of the computers on both the top and bottom floors). i try to reestablish the signal by renewing the ip address, which is only rarely successful. so what i have to do is walk upstairs and physically disconnect the dlink router power cable to reestablish a signal. when i do this i once again get a solid signal. so......what the hell is going on here? perhaps its just a matter of signal loss due to electrical interference or something like that, in which i can do nothing about anyway?all the drivers are current. the signal settings all set to automatic through xp pro. i dont think im missing anything. maybe there is a little trick that i could do to keep a constant signal? well, thats it for now. i would appreciate the help because the people here at the office get a little pissy sometimes, and i think that they believe that this is somehow my fault. thanks, all! rick

Some wireless routers have the option to add an antenna, I would check with dlink and see if you can add a longer range antenna to your curent router. Things like microwaves and cordless phones will also cause signal loss. When you say top and bottom floor, are we talking 1st floor 2nd floor, or 1st floor 4th floor. How much in between? Someone PLEASE correct me if I am wrong. I believe that the signal radiates on a horizontal plane, not so much on the verticle. Make sense? You will have better reception on level plane 150 feet from the router, then you would 150 feet below the router. Maybe think about moving the router to a more centralized location.