i have a linux box that connects to wireless for its internet access, in windows the connection is very weak and it drops constently but linux holds it strong.

so i have hooked up my other pc via ethernet crossover to my linux box

wlan0
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ip = 192.168.1.105 =
gw = 192.168.1.1 =
mask = 255.255.255.0 =
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eth0 =
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ip = 192.168.2.1 =
netmask = 255.255.255.0 =
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route table =
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Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.2.0 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.2.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
localnet 192.168.1.105 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0
localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0
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from the windows box i can ping 192.168.2.1
and i can ping 192.168.1.105 so i am hitting the wireless card from the windows box
but i cannot hit 192.168.1.1 just keeps timing out.
dont know what i'm doing wrong here
thank you in advance

by the way i'm using slackware 10.1

The device at 192.168.1.1 needs to know about your 192.168.2.0/24 network. I'm guessing it's a Linksys router and you have a DHCP address which will keep moving around. If this is the case, first move your Slackware wlan0 to a static IP address within the subnet but outside the DHCP pool such as 192.168.1.2. Then open the Setup > Advanced routing and add:

Route name: anythingyoulike
Destination LAN ip: 192.168.2.0
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.2

You'll also need to enable IP forwarding on the Slackware box.
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward