Losing wireless connection with MacBook Pro

My wireless connection is interrupted every five to ten minutes and I am not sure why. If I turn off airport and turn it on again it works for a few more minutes, but then goes back out again. I have power cycled the modem and router (Belkin) to no avail. My roommate doesn't have the problem, but he is using a PC, so I am not sure where the problem lies.

id try this, from finder select go>computer>mac hd>library>preferences>take the folder called system configuration and put it on the desktop then restart and try again.
hope that works for you!

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