Wireless-G Router with weak signal

Hey. I just picked up a D-Link Wireless-G router and stuck it downstairs. I'm just up the stairs and around one corner, and it tells me I'm getting 18-24Mbps with "Low" connection strength.  And that's with the usb adaptor situated as close to the door as possible.  What's the deal? My old linksys had a much stronger signal until it fried. It was 802.11b, but that shouldn't make a difference at a distance of maybe 15m.

It's a Dlunk.
Get rid of it, and buy a Netgear Rangemax 240
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>>2
Boo!

Every Netgear router I've ever bought has been a total POS. Every DLink router has been a total win.

why the fuck would anyone buy anything but a WRT54G or GS

fail for using inferior networking equipment

>>4
And don't forget the third party firmware!

>>5
explain please

>>6
VROOM VROOM COMPILE FIRMWARE DESU SUPER FAST I RUN FROM POLICE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FACT MY ROUTER WILL NOT GET ANY FASTER OR ANY EXTRA FEATURES FROM JUST STICKING NEW FIRMWARE INTO IT

ENJOY YOUR BINARY PACKAGES

>>7
You really are an idiot, aren't you? The whole reason people modify or write new firmwares (for lots of things, not just routers) is to add extra features or improve performance. Want VPN client/server features? Want to use the router as a repeater? Want QoS and load balancing? Well those are just a few things third-party firmwares make DLink routers do that they ordinarily can't. Try doing some research before you spew any more "ZOMG U MUST BE A L33T LOONIX FAGGOT TO USE ANYTHING WITHOUT A MICROSOFT LOGO ON IT!" drivel, please.

>>8
Enjoy your "compiled" firmware while I go use OPERA on FEDORA! OH GOD ITS SO FUCKING FAST I CANT HOLD ON WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I LET GO WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY OH MAN I AM TRAVELING THROUGH TIME OOPS I ACCIDENTALLY CREATED LIFE ON EARTH BY EJACULATING LOL

>>9
Sad cunt.

>>8
And you forgot the main reason: you can compile them with -Wall -s -O3 -funroll-loops -malign-double -ftemplate-depth-30 -ffast-math -march=<hw> -mtune=<hw> -fstrict-aliasing -fomit-frame-pointer -malign-jumps=4 -malign-functions=4 -malign-loops=4 -fschedule-insns2 -mwide-multiply -fprefetch-loop -arrays

>>11
Wait, you do realize that -march implies -mtune, right?

>>9
Opera sucks sure there's an ebuild for opera but it just get dropped to /opt, it's statically linked, and it's CLOSED SOURCE, which means that it is a BINARY package.

CFLAGS JUST KICKED IN YO

>>10
Jealous of my penile girth and length, are you not?

>>15
Sad cunt.

>>1
kilowatt power amplifier ftw. screw the law.
more seriously, try a directional or otherwise better antenna. Or try moving the router or adapter. In particular, the direct line should not go through a radiator if avoidable - that more than anything else kills the signal.