Thanks for that suggestion, newkojak. However, I live in a rural area (out in the middle of nowhere, way out on the elbow of Cape Cod, and in-between two huge conservation forests, with not much but the Atlantic ocean outside of it). There is only one other wireless network showing up on my channel, it has a very weak signal, and doesn't even show up most of the time. I seriously believe my router is dying, since I have a brand-new Motorola Surfboard modem and Comcast broadband. That seems to be the weak link in the chain, since all of the 5 Macs in the house are having the same problem. <br><br>Please, Mr. Postman, bring me my new router! ARRGGGGHHHHH! I was 10 minutes late for my online UMass class group chat tonight. I just couldn't get online. I suppose I could carry the iBook to the living room and connect it directly to the modem via Ethernet, but that 12" screen and my 50+ year old eyes aren't making it.... Sigh....<br><br>

markjos, Will do! They aren't shipping it until between March 17-19. Must be a high demand. One of the people in my online IT class has the 1 TB model and he loves it, so I'm really looking forward to it arriving (especially during the times I lose my signal, which is happening more frequently these days). <br><br>

newkojak, you must have been reading my mind. ;-) One of the first things I checked when I lost the signal was if there were any other networks on the same channel. I didn't think so, being in a rural/residential area where most of the homes have one acre lots, but you never know. Once in a while I pick up a very weak Netgear signal, but then it disappears. I really think the router is crapping out. If it isn't that, then Comcast has some explaining to do because I already bought a new modem and that didn't fix the problem, so if the new router doesn't fix the issue, and considering that it's happening on every computer in the house, it has to be the ISP that's dropping the ball. <br><br>

I am back online, without any dropped signals or slowdowns. Time Capsule came from Shanghai, China, to Alaska, then to Illinois, then to Boston, then to Yarmouth, and then to here. (Can you tell I've been tracking it?) I have all bands of the wireless network available! This is so cool. I really missed the Internet. Woo Hoo! I'm cruising again. <br><br><br><br><br><br>