[priceey]

thanks for all the responses.

I had a nice long chap with an guy in India on the Belkin help line.

He told me to do the following:

1. change the router channel to 6
2. changed the wireless control software from the intel controller to windows controller
3. open up services.msc from the run dialog and started the "wireless zero configuration"
4. click on network connections from the my network places window thingy
5. right click on the wireless connection and select properties
6. click on the wireless connections tab
7. click on advanced
8. select "Access point infrastructure networks only"

on friday i was ready to f**k off to PC world to get a new router, as my connection was dying every 20 mins or so

after doing the above set up procedures, the lap top is much better. As to being fixed, I am not 100%, but its a damn sight better.

good luck out there!