Weak connection

We have a Wireless - N Gigabit Router, model WRT310N V2. Our connection to our X-Box live has never been good, often lagging, often letting the person playing stay in the game, but not really play in actual time. Our connection to our iPods are always the lowest or second to the lowest signal strength. Our laptop connection shows a low signal strength as well, no matter how close or far we are to the router. I tried to read the advice on the X-Box live problems & thought about trying to solve the issues for that with that advice, but it doesn't seem to be our only problem. I'm not a computer wiz or trying to be, I can try to follow simple instruction... please advise!

Make sure that the modem is connected to the router on the Internet Port and computer to the router on the Ethernet port.Now,Hard-reset the router for 1 minute,power cycle the router.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...Leave Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case..
Now,check...if you are able to login then,re-configure the router.
If you are unable to login then,check the ip address on the computer which is connected to the router...Click Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Command Prompt...A black box will appear(Command Prompt)...In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and press 'Enter'...Look for Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection IP Address , Subnet Mask and Default Gateway...
IP Address should be 192.168.1.x, Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1 (assuming your router is 192.168.1.1)...
If you get the above mentioned IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Address then you should ping the Gateway, type ping 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...If it gives you request timed out then disable any firewalls, security softwares on the computer...
If you get 4 replies then,try to open the setup page again.You can also try using the different computer.

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for some reason, I am in my room using internet on wifi have been really weak although i am right next to the cable....
It used to have about 655 kb/s in, now it goes about 135 kb/s in and sometimes 1-40 kb/s... does anyone have the same issues?? i am also looking at others but in case if that's not their case... thanks... and my macbook stat is leopard and t's working really fast before i updated to 10.5.2 then
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Refer to this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1715837&tstart=0
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All the testing I have done (3ea Archives and Installs) shows the problem is fine with 10.5.2 and only breaks when 10.5.3 or higher is applied. Since I can "restore" and fix the problem, it tells me it is a software problem initiated with the release of 10.5.3. The logs should verify that.

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First of all, give your network a unique SSID. Do not use "linksys". If you are using "linksys" you may be trying to connect to your neighbor's router. Also set "SSID Broadcast" to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
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