Random disconnections... Without being notified?

I'm experiencing a very frustrating problem. I can never really seem to stay logged on to AIM for very long regardless of the client I'm using. Here's the kicker, though: I'm never notified that I have been logged off, or that I have lost my connection. I can be in the middle of a conversation with somebody to find that they stop responding. I then log off and log back on to be told that I had logged off long before I had noticed that they stopped responding to my IMs. I have reviewed the forums to see people complaining of being logged off with some sort of error alert along the lines of "Connection lost." I'm given no such notification, in fact nothing appears different. Sometimes it deceives me to the point where I am "logged off" while they are typing, so I'll be sitting there being told my buddy is typing for five minutes, amazed at how long an IM this must be, before I finally realize that perhaps I'm not actually online. Another important thing to note is that my connection to the internet is not an issue, I surf the web without any problems while this whole ordeal goes on. I'm using a wireless router; Netgear to be specific. This is so irritating. I've tried switching ports (to 443); it did me no good. Please help!

Hi,
It is most likely caused by micro breaks in the wireless connection.
This tends to be caused by interference by other electrical equipment such as Microwave cookers, power bricks for other devices, electrical cabling in walls, those walk about phones (wireless) that are on the same frequenecy and the like.
Changing the channel in the router can help. As can engaging "Interference Robustness" in the System Preferences > Network > Airport > Airport tab.
11:55 AM Wednesday; August 29, 2007

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