I figured it out, and it makes me sad...I disconnected my receiver, and my wireless acess point, and changed my wifi card to a different pc, but I got it working from about 5 feet, but I guess there is now more interference from my bedroom(where the pc's are) to my den where the stereo is...maybe the new microwave...damn...(I'm hanging my head in shame...I didn't want to, but I'll have to run some more cabling outside the house and drill another hole and create a network jack in the den...oh well.
thanksguys.