WiFi keeps dropping after 10.4.7 update! Is this an isolated incident?

I have no clue what causes this but what I can swear by is that this shlt started happening right after I applied the update. It seems as though when it is in use it is ok but when it is idle it drops connection. I had a black MacBook which was plagued by the same problem. I returned it and upgraded to the MacBook Pro which worked beautifully up until I installed 10.4.7. Anyone have any suggestions?

YUP!
Go with Lincoln's suggestion... the Coconut Wi-FI solution. I use Coconut and have not dropped a connection for a good while.
** Here's a twist to the dropped connections saga: Just for kicks, I stopped using Coconut Wi-Fi to see what would happen; and lo and behold, still NO dropped connections (Ya, it's weird, in a GOOD way, but what the heck is going on?).
So I reviewed all my network Airport settings and noticed that somehow a "$" symbol has appeared in front of my WEP password. Don't know how it got there - I think Coconut Wi-Fi might have put there.
Don't know what the "$" symbol in front of my WEP password means or is intended to do. All I know is that since using Coconut Wi-Fi (and then stopped using it) the dropped connections have ceased in a big way.
So, I'm thrilled with this work-around.
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0 GHZ Mac OS X (10.4.7) Serial W8612xxxxx

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