Intel My Wifi only works sometimes

Hello,

I have a Gateway laptop that is hooked up to a wired network in my home. We don't have a wireless network, so I have been using the Intel My Wifi techology on my laptop to share my wired internet with small devices (mainly an iPod Touch) that cannot access wired networks.

Sometimes My Wifi will work for awhile, with no problems. But often I have to fight with it to get anywhere. Once I'm connected, I usually stay connected for as long as I want to use it. The problem is actually getting connected.

This is usually how it goes:

1. Turn on Computer.

2. Enable Intel My Wifi.

3. Connect device. At this point, my device shows that it is connected and it shows up in the connected devices list in My Wifi. Now, if I try to do anything on my (supposedly) connected device, it will just "load" until it times out. If I try to browse the web, it will just attempt to load the page until it finally times out. If I disconnect and reconnect my device, without touching My Wifi itself, it won't let me reconnect to the network. And yes, "Share My Internet" is enabled.

4. Now, in order to get it to work I have to disable Intel My Wifi. At this point, it usually says it can't find a network adapter. So, I turn the hardware wireless switch off and on and that usually gets it to find the adapter again.

5. Go back to step 2.

Now I start repeating steps until it works. Go to step 2. Did it work? No. Proceed to step 4. Did it work? No. You know the drill...

Sometimes I only have to do this a couple times, other times I have had to fight with it for 20 minutes or so.

I was wondering if anyone has had similar problems? Has anyone found a solution? As it stands, Intel My Wifi is a great idea...if only it would work most of the time.

Thanks a bunch, in advance!

Wovaki