Airport Express version 6.3 with iMac...videos interrupted

My online videos are being interrupted as if it is still being loaded.  This happens thoughout most the video.  My iMac is running 10.6.8 and is within 3 feet of the airport.  The airport is connecting with PPPoE and is WPA/WPA2 Personal secured.  Our service is through AT&T/SBC Global and it seems to function well.  The problem is mostly with videos.  Suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks very much.
Jim

The reason I asked is that only the device connected directly to the Internet would require to be configured to provide your DSL user credentials via PPPoE. That could be the SpeedStream, AX, or any of your Macs. Typically, you would want the first (upstream) device (in this case, your SpeedStream) to do this. That would mean that the SpeedStream would perform as your "main" router and the AX would need to be reconfigured as a bridge.
However, it is totally possible to reverse that with the SpeedStream as a bridge and the AX acting as the main router. I am just trying to understand your current network configuration to be able to offer any advice on the streaming issue that you posted about.
Since both routers can have NAT enabled, one may be more efficient than the other for this service. This would lead to better WAN-to-LAN throughput performance ... and subsequently better video streaming across that boundry. You may want to experiment with which router will have NAT enabled to see which gives you better streaming results.

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