Wireless Internet keeps cutting out for a few minutes

Hi,
I have a WRT160N router using DSL and PPPoE, and my internet continually cuts out at most every 15 minutes or at the least once an hour. I thought it had something to do with security so I changed from WPA to WEP but that didn't do the trick. It is almost as if it has to restart itself but that shouldnt happen. What can I do to fix this issue. 
Please any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

Hello 
To get a better handle on the problem, connect at least one computer to the router using an Ethernet cable. This can help isolate the problem further.
You can pretty much connect as many devices to the wireless side as you wish. The only problem you might encounter if you connect a large number of machines on the wireless side is lack of bandwidth. I can't imagine 5-6 machines on a wireless network would be a problem, unless one or two of them attempts a large file transfer. Even then, I would expect the wireless to be slow - not down.
What version of firmware is in your WRT160N? How long have you had your router, and has it worked properly in the past?
-- Dan Meyer
http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielrmeyer

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