I have leopard on my machine now, which hasn't helped my situation.... but back around 10.4.10, or 10.4.9 i can't remember which, my airport stopped functioning properly. Signal would maintain for a while, then drop off suddenly. I tried a new AP card in my machine, tried a new router, no luck.
So today I'm playing around with kisMAC, a wifi signal stumbler, and I noticed that I'm actually getting a really good signal, about 77%. PLUS when my internet connection drops off, and the bars on my airport signal in the menu bar dissapear, kisMAC says im still getting the same signal, about 77%. So, I've discovered that my airport card is indeed still working, even when I've dropped off.
Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a way I can completely revert to a pre 10.4.10 airport driver? I don't know what else to do!