My router is slowing down my DSL speed

I have a measured download speed of almost 3 Mbps (2.9 actually) when connecting my DSL modem (Westell Model B90-610030) directly to the computer (bypassing the router) - but connected thru the router (linksys WRK54G) with two other computers sharing the router all wired, the speed drops to almost a third (1.2 Mbps) which tells me that the router is simply dividing up the speed provided by Bellsouth thru the modem - apparently dividing it into thirds (and this last measurement is probably worse, since I ran it with one computer turned off). The Bellsouth technical rep told me to contact Linksys to reset the router so it provides the full speed thru all of the ports and here I am, hopefully you can help me.
I also wonder if there isn't a modem/router all in one that would maybe eliminate the problem, does such a thing exist?
Barry

No problem, Barry...
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) refers to the size (in bytes) of the largest packet that a given layer of a communications protocol can pass onwards. Lowering this will give way for the communications protocol t manage the packet traffic, allowing the packets to be sent with higher speed. Imagine an express way that has a traffic policeman who controls the traffic. As long as the traffic policeman manages the traffic to be moderate, the cars and motorists wil be able to pass drive through with faster speed.
To Lower the MTU, pls follow this instructions:
Your PC must be connected to a router (via wireless or wired), then click this: http://192.168.1.1 (if this is the IP adress of the router)
To get the IP adress of the router, you just need to open the command prompt, go to START, click RUN, type in "cmd" [no qoute], then in the command line, type in "ipconfig" [no qoute]. Whatever the default gateway is, that's the IP adress of the router
Username: left blank, Password: admin
Under the SET-UP tab, look for mtu. Set the mtu to manual, then lower the size to 1400, 1300, or 1100.
Then compare the speed. This should help already
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