Bandwidth usage/signal strength/dropped signal WRT160nv2

Three questions
1. How can I determine how much bandwidth each of my network devices are using. Is there anyway to tell using Linksys easylink which is installed on my machine? I have a WRT160nv2 router.
2. Is there anyway to boost signal strength through internal settings. If so, how do I do that.
3. Been experiencing dropped signal for some wireless devices. Is there any way to determine why this happens and is there a fix for this problem.
thanks

1. Sorry no.
2. Sorry no.
3. Change these settings in the router. Disable UPnP, under wireless settings Beacon Interval 50, RTS and Fragmentation threshold 2304. Change to channel 1. Save settings. Reconnect.

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2) Ensure that your router is running the latest firmware from homesupport.cisco.com The new firmware includes performance enhancements and fixes.
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B16JOP-
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There is good news and bad news. The good news is that you are not going mad. The bad news is that you have a new version of the software which unfortunately doesn't include a signal strength tool.
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Apple is saying 'death grip' only affects the graphics of the signal strength not signal itself. Who accepts that? And will therefore fix this in the next firmware update.
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