I've been having disconnects that first show up as a timeout error on my
laptop only to run upstairs and find that my desktop also had low
connectivity on couple of occasions.

I've unplugged the power to the router then repowered it and then
everything works, ... for a while.

The laptop uses a Wireless card and the desktop is plugged in to the
router with a cable modem.

After messing around for a while I'm pretty much convinced that the
router is having some problems. The "disconnects" have occurred about
five or six times with the laptop and twice with the LT and desktop
together. I've pretty much eliminated the ZA firewall as it was running
fine for over six months without any issues.

Is there a test to check the performance of the router? Going to the
Netgear site, the status checks and other settings appear normal but I
would like to know if there is some kind of diagnostic tool available
for me to test it other than waiting for another drop out.

Thanks, Fred