Linksys WRT45G Key Absent

I'm using a Linksys WRT54G router and Compaq notebook with Broadcom 54g
adapter built-in. I lose my connection rather frequently. Signal strength
according to the Broadcom link status is usually excellent (about -54dBm, 50
percent of the bar graph, noise is about -64dBm). Whenever the connection
goes down, the security line in the link status says TKIP, WEP, Key Absent.
Does anyone know if AES is causing the connection loss, or is this simply an
effect of the loss? I have the channel set to 6 (2.437GHz). Is this the
best choice? Thanks for any help.

I have Linksys sending me a replacement WRT54G because of a similar problem
I've been having. For no apparent reason, signal strength drops. I connect
to the router via a wired connection and change the Channel from 11 to 1 and
then back again. Things work fine from that point for a couple of days when
the same thing happens again. I'm thinking it is a hardware issue and the
person at Linksys agreed.

Regards
"Joe Hayes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iTTyb.7456$LV1.6815@okepread05...
> I'm using a Linksys WRT54G router and Compaq notebook with Broadcom 54g
> adapter built-in. I lose my connection rather frequently. Signal
strength
> according to the Broadcom link status is usually excellent (about -54dBm,
50
> percent of the bar graph, noise is about -64dBm). Whenever the connection
> goes down, the security line in the link status says TKIP, WEP, Key
Absent.
> Does anyone know if AES is causing the connection loss, or is this simply
an
> effect of the loss? I have the channel set to 6 (2.437GHz). Is this the
> best choice? Thanks for any help.
>
>