[After posting, I notice that starf has just mentioned it in the previous post] I am currently also running constant pings to the router to prevent the problem. But this is an inconvenient kludge....

Very glad to see a possible solution at last. I will give it a try. One question: why do I get dropouts while watching a YouTube video, for example? Wouldn't that keep the connection going? (Possibly...

@mynetwork: Do you have a link from a non-anonymous source, preferably from the manufacturer? It is just too risky to install something via a link like yours, I'm sure you understand.

The connection drops and I have to turn the TP-Link unit off and on again at least once a day, for months now. Happens on both my Mac (OS X 10.4.6) and PC (Win 7). At least rebooting the device fixes...