WRT54GS - Web page loads slow or not at all

My parents have two wireless laptops accessing their WRT54GS. Both receive excellent signal strength. Web pages load at normal speed for the first unit to access the internet on their network. However, the web pages will take forever or not load at all for the second computer, despite the fact that the signal strength to the second computer remains excellent. It does not matter which connects first and which is second; the problem still occurs.
I might mention that the computers and the router were purchased on Dec. 23, so everything should be current, with the exception of the 12/28/06 firmware release for the router.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!

hi...you can try different wireless settings on the router...
channel -- 1,9 or 11
under advanced wireless settings ,
beacon interval - 75
frag threshold - 2304
RTS - 2304
if this does not make any difference then upgrading the firmware could help you....

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