Jim from what I'm seeing the auto configure option provides hours of endless frustration and hair pulling for users, the WRE54G is best set up manually .
Read the How to guide below.
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article90.php
if your notebook has a centrino chipset update your drivers below to reduce wifi dropouts.
For those running Intel 2100/2200BG/2915ABG WiFi cards in their Centrino laptops (which is pretty much anyone), well there are again new drivers out!!
2100: 7.1.4.4
2200BG/2915ABG: 9.0.2.1
Download: support.intel.com/suppor...sb/cs-010623.htm - down the bottom
Release notes:
ftp://aiedownload.intel....port%20Notes.htm
Regards,
Wicked1