Netgear WNR2000 Router (Virgin Media 50Mb/s) & iMac

Hi,
have just upgraded to the Virgin Media 50Mb/s broadband service and have used the free router they provide - a rather fetching Netgear WNR2000 in shiny black garb.
I did not want to use the USB dongle that is provided with the router as my iMac is 802.11n enabled. I have checked to see that it is enabled as per the Apple knowledge base article.
I have set the router wireless speed at "up to 300Mbps" and it says it is using channels 2(p) + 6(s).
However, I can only get a 130Mbps connection at my iMac which is less than 20 feet away from the router with no walls or phones or other electrical equipment between.
Do I have to enable something on my iMac to get the faster connection speed to be made??
I prostrate myself at the feet of your greater wisdom and await enlightenment.....

I also use Virgin as my ISP and i was lead to believe (by Virgin themselves) that i wouldn't be able to use a wireless at all with them as i was running an intel imac...
I take it this has changed then ?
Sorry to be no help whatsoever Avian !

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Gary, you find the settings the same way you set up the router - use your web browser on your PC to access the settings menu! You don't physically open the router.
Enter the IP address for the router (something like http://192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1) into the browser address bar and you should gain entry to the settings. The DNS will be listed somewhere on the setup pages. You're looking for the listing for the DNS numbers being sent to your router, sometimes called "Primary DNS and Secondary DNS". Other routers call it DNS1, DNS2, etc.
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