Network speed within AEBS (n) WDS

Here's a question for the network experts:
I'm running 2 AEBS (n) set-up as WDS in n/b/g compatible mode.
1st AEBS (n) is "main", and is hooked to DSL modem. My MacBook Pro (n) and the iMac G5 (g) connect to "main".
2nd AEBS (n) is "remote". An Airport Express as well as the Apple TV connect to the "remote".
Using Airport utility I observe that my MBP is connected to "main" with 130, the iMac with 54 and "remote" with 54. Switching to "remote" I observe that "main" is conencted at 54, Apple TV at 130 and Express at 54.
Why do the 2 AEBS (n) connect to each other only with 54? Is this normal? I was hoping the Apple TV would access the internet all the way through at speeds at least above 54.
Is there anything that can be done?
thanks!
MacBook Pro, iMac G5, Apple TV Mac OS X (10.4.10) 2 AEBS (n), 1 Airport Express

Why do the 2 AEBS (n) connect to each other only with 54? Is this normal? I was hoping the Apple TV would access the internet all the way through at speeds at least above 54.
Due to the maintenance overhead of a WDS, each relay/remote base station in a WDS, receives approximately half the throughput of the station before it in the chain.

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Network speed WAY down for internet - help??

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[Edit]
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Using Network trace to troubleshoot intermittent connectivity issues
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Packet size 4k bytes: 694.60 MByte/s Tx, 841.67 MByte/s Rx.
Packet size 8k bytes: 953.76 MByte/s Tx, 972.38 MByte/s Rx.
Packet size 16k bytes: 1012.60 MByte/s Tx, 1.017 GByte/s Rx.
Packet size 32k bytes: 1.002 GByte/s Tx, 1.008 GByte/s Rx.
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b) my network path does not include eth0 in the link that is dropping packets!
c) the commands must be repeated after any host reboot.
I have no idea what might be the underlying cause - my guess is an obscure race condition in the Oracle xen network stack - so I have no idea if this workaround will affect your issue. You can try the pair of commands on both hosts (pick any interface) and see what happens. You also might look at the traffic to see if dropped packets are the problem and pin down where they are being dropped - that will be tedious!
Good Luck!

Looking for Third Party VPN W/O Significant Network Speed Hit

As the title indicates, I am looking for a VPN app (Windows) which will not significantly ding my network speed. I have FiOS (75/35). I understand there is normally a speed drop while connected to a VPN but dropping from 75Mbps to 1.5Mbps is unacceptable. I have only tested Spotflux so any other suggestions would be appreciated.
To clarify, any app would have to be compatible with PeerBlock. I do not care about advertising as Ad Block Plus takes care of that. As for speed, on average, I would expect no less than 20-30Mbps. Also, I want the ability to choose my own servers (whether foreign or domestic).

Check out https://www.ipvanish.com
I'm on a mac, but the windows app works well too. While connected to one of the Miami servers, which are in the same state as me, I can often get nearly my full 75 Mbps down when using openvpn (udp). IPVanish has servers around the world, some have better speeds than others. Your speed will depend on a few factors, distance from server being used, server load, etc. For best results I'd suggest using one of the "A" servers, example mia-a01, lon-a02, nrt-a01, etc.

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