Ok, so here's that info:
ifconfig wlan0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 74:e5:0b:30:0e:5c
inet addr:10.0.2.12 Bcast:10.0.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::76e5:bff:fe30:e5c/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:640 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:767 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:528798 (528.7 KB) TX bytes:159696 (159.6 KB)
and...
iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Thomady"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:1C:B3:75:E5:BC
Bit Rate=65 Mb/s Tx-Power=14 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr
ff Fragment thr
ff
Power Management
n
Link Quality=69/70 Signal level=-41 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:92 Invalid misc:73 Missed beacon:0
---------- Post added 02-02-12 at 10:30 PM ----------
it's about 3ft away from the wireless router so don't think that's the problem