[BAWUG] Linksys Wireless USB Adapter Troubles

[Raymond Sinatra Jr.]

Okay, frustrated wireless guy here. My roommate has a laptop with Windows XP and a wireless network card. I have a desktop with Windows XP and a USB adapter. My roommate and I are roughly the same distance from the router (his room is 10 feet further away from the router). All equipment is Linksys. His signal strength is never better than 'good' and oftentimes stands at 'low'. My signal strenght is 95% of the time listed as 'excellent'. He is currently surfing at much higher speeds, most times more than twice the speed. What gives? Does signal strength have anything to do with the speed of surfing? Is the fact that the adapter is connected via USB slowing me down?

Please help...

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