Fios ActionTec

Ok, so I looked around before posting this regarding my crappy actiontec router and the airport extreme base station (AEBS). I have followed the instructions of placing the AEBS in bridge mode and allowing the actiontec router to take care of the ip's etc. My only issue is of course speed. When using my old cheap router, a linksys WRT54G, I would see speeds around 15-16mbs. With the AEBS on the other hand, I am only seeing about 5-6mbs. I have checked channels of local networks, and placed the AEBS in channel 11 as it is the furthest from other networks. (Most of them are on channel 6) I think the problem lies in the actiontec being the one in charge of distributing IP's. That is the only difference I can see. Is there a way to have the AEBS distribute IP's and have the actiontec play dumb again? Anyone have any suggestions? Anyone have any experience with fios, actiontec, and an AEBS? Thanks for all the help in advance.
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Login to your router. Then, click here:
http://192.168.1.1/index.cgi?active_page=6059&req_mode=0&mimic_button_field=goto%3a+6059..&strip_pag...
Then, set "IGMP Proxy" to disabled.
Yes, this is a hidden page on the latest firmware.
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metalgear wrote:
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