Help with wireless connection

[foodmaniac2003]

Spoiler:

My wireless connection always seems to be like this, despite the fact that our Belkin Router is less than a couple of yards away. This same problem also happens to my sister's comp in the same room.

We keep our comps in the side cabinet of our desks, though I don't think this is the problem because it has been in this position for over a year without a problem. This only started occurring 1-2 months ago.

If it helps, my network authentication is WPA-PSK and TKIP data encryption.

I have tried "Repair" constantly, and restarts as well, to no avail.

Gaming and internet are a lot slower than usual.

Please help!

[marvinmatthew]

Are you actually having issues with the connection running slowly? Or is it just the bars are constantly empty, and the speed of the connection is un-effected?

Have you tried to reinstall your wireless drivers?

[foodmaniac2003]

In games nowadays online my ping and lag have skyrocketed.

Internet is also a bit slower.

The bars are almost always constantly empty