webpage downloading via wireless stalls

[majorsparky]

Could someone please help me with the following:

I have a `remote' PC that connects to the internet via a wireless (802.11b) link, but webpage downloading either stalls or proceeds very, very slowly.

The remote PC uses Windows Xp and has a Linksys WUSB11 wireless adaptor that links to a WAP11 Wireless Access Point. The latter is hard-wired to a D-Link DSL-504 modem-router that is also hard-wired to the internet (via broadband) and to two other PCs. Although the wireless signal on the remote PC is displayed as `very good', when launching MS Internet Explorer the taskbar displays `website found; waiting for reply...'.This situation then doesn't change (stalls). On occasions, the taskbar display proceeds to the next step, ie. `opening http://(webpage name)', but this situation then stalls or the webpage starts downloading very, very slowly. In fact, it rarely finishes the download.

A number of other points.
- This situation arises whether I am using Internet Explorer 7, 6 or earlier versions.
- The PCs that are hardwired to the router access the internet without problems.
- The remote PC can download, via the wireless link, such things as e-mail (using Outlook Express) and files from the other PCs using My Network Places, all without problems.
- I have tried the following on the remote PC: running Ad-ware and spyware detection programs, turning off directory indexing, uninstalling and re-installing IE, `Restoring Defaults' and `Resetting Web Settings' (in Internet Options).
- When the webpage downloading stalls, the Windows Task Manager on the remote PC shows the CPU processes to be 99% `System Idle Process'.

The only solution that I have found so far is to reinstall windows (using the Windows `repair' mode). After doing this, the IE works fine for several days. But then, the problem starts again, generally after a boot-up.

Anything that would point me in the right direction would be appreciated.

[glc]

USB networking is nothing but problems.

I'd uninstall the adapter and reinstall it using the latest drivers, and I'd also update the firmware in the WAP and do a hard reset on it - and reconfigure it.

[majorsparky]

Many thanks for that. I have tried resetting the WAP, but without any improvement, but I'll now try your other suggestions.