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I've had this problem for a while and have just been dealing with it. I thought I'd ask you guys in the hope that there'll be a minimum of ridicule.

I've got a Dell desktop that's wired directly to my wireless router (router goes to a DSL modem). My internet access works fine and fast. The problem happens whenever I try to download large files. The download starts (I use Firefox) and goes for a while and then hangs. Pausing and restarting the D/L doesn't work. This happens on every file, unless it's really small, like a jpg. I've tried using a download manager (down-them-all in this case) and the same thing happens. I've had this problem for a long time, both with my old "G" router and the new "N" one. It did work right at one point long ago, but I don't know of anything that could have happened to kill it (I know, that's what they all say).

I've got two laptops ( 1 macbook, one Dell) and another desktop PC that all connect wirelessly. They have no problem connecting and/or downloading large files using Firefox. I primarily use my laptop, but occasionally I like to - ahem - review some of Fsmak's post on the widescreen.