Home wireless networks are, generally speaking, pretty reliable but there are always some ‘tweaks’ you can do to squeeze more performance or stability out of it. I came across a good guide on Microsoft’s site which offers easy to do steps.

Of course, the most obvious (moving the router to a central location) is the most effective, but there are some other steps which are just as easy. If your performance is ’spotty’ you may want to consider changing the frequency your router works on as your neighbor’s routers are probably on the same frequency as yours (lets face it, few people ever change the default frequency).

Anyhow, this is good guide to review to take a look and implement the easy stuff.