ApEX Max speed on Comcast Cable

Hi, I have just gotten Comcast cable. Set up went well - got it running off my Airport Express.
The Cable speed is up to 6mb/s however I can only get max 3mb/s through the Airport. If I plug the modem directly into my powerbook I get almost 6mb/s.
I have turned off all robustness, upped the multicast rate, turned off security (just to test), switched to .g only - nothing makes much difference.
Has someone come across the same thing?
Thanks

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3671 kbps with the AEX (via WiFi); the AEX is connected to the network via Ethernet through two hubs, and back to the cable modem and Airport Extreme access point.
5431 kbps with the Airport Extreme (via WiFi); the AEM is connected directly to the cable modem via Ethernet.
I have not yet figured out why there is a difference since the AEX and AEM each are hard wired to the network. I also have problems with slow loading Web pages though, and I think Safari, and/or 10.4.6 also are part of the problem. That said, I've also experienced Internet bandwidth fluctuations with Comcast and our service used to be much slower (consistently below 2000 kbps when at the time, it was supposed to be 4000). Try doing speed tests at different times of day for several days and keep a log.
Remember cable modem bandwidth is shared with every Comcast customer in your neighborhood. I believe your Internet speed can vary with the number of Comcast Internet customers who are online simultaneously and possibly with the number of TV shows being viewed. I know that our Internet service stops cold whenever Comcast issues those Emergency Broadcast System "Amber" and "Weather" alerts through the TV. Make sure these issues aren't causing the slowdowns with uncontrolable coincidences during the testing...

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