Internet Connection Issue

[darkblade717]

I've posted this problem on a couple of boards and had a few people take a look at my computer but none of them can figure it out...

Whenever I open or close a new program that requires the internet (Vent, EQ...never happened with WoW however...) my wireless internet resets and reconnects itself. Once the programs are connected it's fine, but having to reconnect a bunch of times can get annoying. It's also preventing me from watching episodes of House [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm using Windows XP Professional with an Encore wireless router (connected to an AT&T Yahoo! DSL modem) and an Encore wireless dongle plugged into a front USB port on the computer.

I've tried using different channels for my wireless network, changing the DHCP release settings, the type of wireless, etc and nothing seems to work. All of the drivers are up to date.

As I said, once the program is connected it's fine, but it takes about 45 seconds extra from the internet resetting to connect to something like EQ, and if I start Ventrilo while playing EQ it resets the entire connection.

Any ideas?