I have an Inspirion 8600 notebook with the Intel 2200BG wireless adapter.  I get a excellent wireless signal in my house but it takes like 5 or 6 tries for the laptop to aquire an IP address.  Then when I start using the connection it lasts for about a minute before I lose the connection then I have to re-aquire the IP address.  My wife and I each have IBM T40's that have the Intel 2100B adapters and we can be connected for hours on end without a dropped connection so I know it is something about this particular notebook.  Any ideas?

 

Thanks,