okay, here's the deal:
refurbishhed HP Pavillion dv6000, Atheros AR5007 802.11 b/g WiFi Adapter, Windos Vista Home Premium
When running anyhting that uses Java, the connection starts to shift to being local only. I'll still be using the internet, things are going through, but it is so choppy that I can't do much of anything. I've tried googling WiFi connection problems with relation to Java, but nothing comes up that seems to be pertanant to my problem. If anyone has any idea as to the cause of this, I'd appreciate the help.