I have two laptops at home, both with wireless cards that I use to connect to my router. It's a Siemens SpeedStream 6520 DSL Router w/ 4 ethernet ports and a 802.1G wireless access point built in. Once setup, the laptops would either loose the connection to the router, or the connection would time out (i.e. no traffic would go across the link and web pages would time out) every 3-4 minutes. After the 10th time, I had to find a solution. I was not surpised to find out that many other people had the same type of issue with this router (among other issues), but had a difficult time finding a solution.
After many attempts, I believe I have found a solution that holds up.
[Solution]
First off, you need to update the Router's firmware (for instrustions on this, refer to the manual). There is an auto-update feature within the web management interface. Secondly, update the drivers for your laptop's wireless adapters. This made a big difference with the overall stability of the connection. And finally, set the router to use 'Channel 2' instead of 10 or 11. This seems to operate on a frequency that is less prone to interference (at least it seems to be making a difference with this router).
[UPDATE]
Another issue with having your wireless connection drop out at random intervals is when your wirless router is configured to not broadcast it's SSID. I had set mine this way to avoid having others try to connect to my router, but then discovered that this setting was causing my laptop to drop it's connection to the router. By enabling the broadcast SSID, this resolved the issue and I have not had a dropped connection since.
[References]
Siemens 6520 Router Manual
Broadband Help Forum
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