Router Problems

Your router is probably dying; especially if it's not working on the wired side as well.

 

Router or Modem

I had a Linksys Router and the symptoms
you've described fits my Linksys dying to
a "T". So I replaced it with an Airport
Extreme Dual band. Everything went great
for about six months then the symptoms
returned. This time it was my Motorola
cable modem that was dying. Same
symptoms different hardware. If you
could borrow a different router in order
to rule out your modem, would be wise.
It could be one or the other or both.

 

Air Port Extreme

What typ of range do you get on your Airport Extreme?

 

AE WiFi Range

I'm sorry, I use Cat. 6 cable because its better than WiFi
and.......well........because I can. Some people must use
WiFi but in my case its Cat.6.

The AE isn't know for having the longest WiFi range because
it has three small internal antennas as opposed to three
5 or 6 dBi external antennas. You could always HACK open
the AE and add better external antennas but why kill your
warranty.

If you MUST rely on WiFi I would recommend borrowing
(if you can) an AE and try it out. Most people don't have
any problems with their AE's WiFi performance though.

I'm sorry I haven't been much (any) help.

 

AE Range

I just purchased my first wireless router

It's and Airport Extreme

If I go beyond 60 ft of unobstructed line of site the signal strength falls to almost nothing.

I think I will try a Cisco router.

 

Wow...My AE allows me about a block and a half in any direction from my house before I can't connect.

Now granted, my Linksys WRT54GL with dd-wrt and 2 7dBi high gain antennae gives me about 4 blocks in any direction, but thats comparing apples to genetically enhanced super apples...