Networking & wireless forum: HELP!! Packet Loss - WRT160N w/Vista 64 bit new Dell PCs

My desktop is hardwired to the router and the laptops are on my wireless network. The desktop is the one I fight with the most losing the signal. It will be ok for a while then it just drops off. The irony is that when the desktop drops off I have a good connection on the laptops & Xbox. And when the wireless laptops & Xbox lose connection the desktop is good.

It doesn't make any sense! As I mentioned I have spent HOURS to figure it out. I have: reset every modem, router, reset & reconfigured the router, the mac address, secured the network, ipconfig/release, ipconfig/renew, ipconfig/flushdns, repaired the connection thru control panel - and nothing works.

Forgive me , but what are "torrents" and how do I check to see if they are running?

In your experience firsthand or thru networking, what electronic devices and/or equipment would throw an interference signal?

Can you find a substitute for your router? Buy a wireless router and see if it behaves the same way. It could be the NAT component of your router. Use default settings--DCHP, IPV4-obtain ip auto.

Borrow a friend's router or buy from an electronic store that allows 100% return.

I am so excited to share this post.

All along I thought my problem was something OTHER than the router because I had repalced it with a new one (same model wrt160n). Therein lied my problem the same crappy Linksys.

I bought a Netgear RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit WNR3500 and the problem disappeared immediately. My network is lightening fast! All along they were telling me it was my ISP followed by someone else's theory of 'packet loss'.

Spread the word of an outstanding product Netgear as well as my tale of woe with Linksys.

I kindly thank you all for your time & feedback. Zippygirl

I recently built a new desktop running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit which is hard wired to my Linksys WRT160N. I kept getting dropped connections and limited connectivity and thought it was my ISP. I jumped on my MacBook and noticed the wireless was perfectly fine, and so was my XBOX 360 connection, so it wasn't my ISP. Then I thought it had something to do with some software I installed on my new rig, so I did some troubleshooting with that for about a week with no luck. Finally, I narrowed it down to the router. I had no connection issues with my last PC connected to the router (Win7 32Bit), so I figured it must be a compatibility issue with the router and the new 64bit version of windows running on my PC. Problem Solved: Went to the linksys website and grabbed the new Firmware Version: v2.0.03, updated, and haven't had a problem since.