hey guys,

i think my router may have died

it works fine for wired connections but the wireless has recently stopped working very well. when i start up my laptop i search for wireless AP's and don't see my router. if i restart the router i can use it wirelessly for like 5 minutes then it stops.
i tried resetting to factory defaults and starting from scratch but get the same problem. just now i was sitting like 2 feet away from the router and recieved an 80% signal that lasted for about a minute.

Considering i see other AP's i assume its not a problem with my OS (winxp home) and is probably the router (Dlink). is this a common issue? is a new router the solution?

thanks for any input