Airport / Lynksis / Timewarner problem

Hi all.
Setup: Macbook aluminum 13" 2.4GHz + Linksys wireless router + Time Warner modem.
Problem: At least twice a day (when I wake up and when I got back from work) my internet connection is gone. The airport is still connected to the wireless router but I have no internet connection. In order to fix it I have to click the airport icon, turn it off and then turn it on again. Problem solved, but it is very (extremely) annoying having to do that at least twice a day.
This is somehow related to the screen saver or some other power saving mode, because it only happens when I am away from the computer for a long period. There are also about 20+ networks in my range and I read somewhere that this may also be an issue. I also heard something related to changing the channel but I am not sure if this is my case.
Any help will be very very welcome.
Thanks.

I have the same problem using an airport express and Time Warner, but I have to turn off and on the airport every 2 - 10 min. I've talked to both Apple and Time Warner and they both blame the other. Very annoying. Anyone know the solution?

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Bought my girlfriend the newest Macbook Pro 13" and began experiencing problems with my wifi the moment we got home. Her Macbook would not connect to our home Wi-Fi while my old Macbook Late 2008 running Snow Leopard connected without a problem. Airport would say that it had a Self-Assigned IP address (168.x.x.x). Did not realize it was a Lion problem until after using her Macbook Pro and becoming jealous of the new OSX, I upgraded. Soon after I was unable to go online. Luckily I had my iPad 2 and I began to scoure the net for help. Ran into allot of suggestions but it was not until I tried the following all together was I able to share the good new, from my Macbook. Hope this works:
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Hello jds17. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Unfortunately, not all USB printers are compatible with AirPort base stations.
Take a look at one of these iFelix Unofficial AirPort Printer Compatibility links, depending on which AirPort base station you have:
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Hi all. I have just purchased and installed a new airport extreme and am having some issues with it already. Last night during install, When it got to the end of the setup process, the computer screen said that the Airport extreme was to restart. Well, that seemed to take forever, and then the airport that was visable from the Airport utility disappeared. The Green light on the unit was on, indicating no problems, but I was not able to access the internet. I played with it for a while, and tried resetting and going through the set up 2 more times, with the same result. I had given up and was going to contact apple in the morning when suddenly my Ipad received a message from my friend who had sent the message about an hour before. I assumed that the internet was now working, which I confirmed with my Ipad and my Imac. All seemed ok. I even downloaded the Airport app for my I pad and could see the device from the screen.
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OK, first thing -to restore your bluetooth, shut down, unplug for a few minutes and then reboot. Thay usually brings the BT back. You should also repair permissions. Reset your SMU nd your PRAM as well.
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That said, I've had an AirPort Express wireless lan connecting three computers on my home/office network for the past 8 months without any problems at all. All machines on the network have been able to access the internet via a Thomson SpeedTouch 530 ADSL1 modem that connects via an ethernet cable to the AirPort Express. No problems.
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Welcome to the discussion area!
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