Hi Palindstrom,
I believe the issue you see is not exactly the same one as mine.
If it goes to sleep, the wake-up is very clear; if you are next to the D-link, you will see/hear it wake-up. It should be a process in the vicinity of 7 to 10-15 sec max, happens once and then subsequent actions are quick.
However, unrelated, I have seen behavior which may fit your description when accessing the D-link through an old type of wireless (11 M bits/sec) with a new Vista laptop. I suspect that there was a lot of repeat on the link. The internet link status would show 100MB exchanged when I am trying to deal with a 5Mb or 10 MB file. Every other wired PC would work as usual.
Since that time, the wireless has been upgraded to a more recent & faster one, and I have not seen that behavior. What is described here is not the first issue I had in the thread (and it is still an issue). I just hope that it may help you solve your current problem.
Upgrading the firmware is not a big deal to perform, but it is a big deal to plan/decide, because you do not want anything to go wrong, and depending on your current level, you may want to read about enhancements and think about their consequences for you.
For an example, I could go back to some earlier version to solve my performance problem, and lose some Vista connectivity. Going backwards could also be risky, because untested:Most people upgrade, rather than "de-grade". !!
Good luck. I hope it helps.
