Desktop takes forever to connect to wireless router

Connects to Linksys 2500 Router, wireless network shows connected but with limited on connectivity Difficult to connect; never connects on first attempt Slow speeds; inconsistancy Once connected OK but getting connected is difficult Trojan a few years ago damaged Winsock; considered it fixed but was never confidant about the fix. Emachine 6524 Windows XP Service Pack 3 Linksys Wireless G PCI adapter - added to computer a few years ago. Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] © Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DOWN Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ok.cox.net Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth ernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D3-A5-B5-73 Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 5: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.cox.net Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-25-9C-A9-C8-63 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.115 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : [removed] 68.105.29.12 68.105.28.11 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:41:45 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 12, 2011 7:41:45 PM

Is this your router: Linksys Dual-Band N ROuter (E2500)

There is a Firmware update that you might want to try listed on that page. The Users manual is also available there.

Is the channel used to communicate between the router and your wireless card set to automatic or is it set to a specific channel? Manual will show you how to check that.

Did you use the Cisco setup program to install the router? Is the Cisco software managing your wireless connection? If so you might want to see if letting Windows manage it works better;

Have Windows manage your wireless network:

• Open Services (Start then Run, type services.msc and press Enter)
• Double click on Wireless Zero Configuration
• Set Startup type to Automatic
• Click the Start button to start the service
• Click Apply then OK
• Open Network Connections.
• Right click on Wireless Network Connection, select Properties.
• Click the Wireless Networks tab and check the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" box.
• Click OK.

You should have the Wireless Network icon in the system area of the Taskbar. Right click on it and select View available networks or similar words. Pick your network and click on the Connect button.

If Cisco is managing it now, you should disable that before setting up Windows to do so.