Wireless works, but quits after a few minutes?

[PunchALunch]

So, I'm currently running Ubuntu 11.10 on a Toshiba Satellite.

Whenever I log into Ubuntu, my wifi connection comes on and I get to browse the Internet or download things like normal, (except for when the connection is horribly slow. As in 17kbps slow.)

Then after a random amount of time, the connection cuts off. It constantly tries:

1) Reconnecting,

2) Loading,

3) Asking for my WEP key

I've already ran (sudo apt-get upgrade), and apparently that didn't fix it, (pardon my noobiness)

How do I get my wifi connection to connect a decent amount of the time at a good speed?

[PunchALunch]

(Bump because at class and need laptop connection)

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[steeldriver]

What kind of wireless device is it? if it's USB, open a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-t) and type

lsusb

and post the results. Otherwise, run

lspci -nn | grep -E '(\[0200\])|(\[0280\])'

You can also use

sudo lshw -C network

to get more detailed hardware + driver info. We'll start there.

[PunchALunch]

It's a

Realtek RTL8188CE 802

[PunchALunch]

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