WRT54G loses connection

my wireless router losses its connection once a day..
i have two apple computer that wirelessly connect to the router. unplugging the router and plugging it back in seems to fix the problem for about a day...
what could cause this and what fixes it?
are there problems when mac and windows machines connect to the same network?
thanks

as such there should not be any problems with the MAC and windows getting connected to the same network.....what i would like to know is the version no. of the hardware unit itself.. this might be an issue with the older firmware on the router...try to find out what firmware your router is running on...
u can access the router by http://192.168.1.1 .. keep the username blank and password is "admin" ( this is the default password )..u can get the firmware under the status tab.....check the latest firmware on www.linksys.com/download ..select teh correct model and version no......download the firmware and save it....now , on the setup page , go to the "administration" tab and under "firmware upgrade" subtab, select the firmware file and click upgrade....
after upgrading the firmware , reset the router and reconfigure it....

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