WRT54G very SLOW Wireless

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I hope someone can help me with this problem. I have a WRT54G v8 router and a PC with Vista. My ISP is Comcast, and I am paying for 12 Mbps. When I plug my computer directly into the modem or router I get speeds usually about 6 Mbps, sometimes up to 8 or 10 Mbps. However, when I connect to the internet through my wireless connection it is VERY SLOW. The connection is only about 200-400 Kbps. I have all ready spoken to one of the technicians at Linksys. They advised me to change the following settings:
On the setup tab, Make MTU "Manual" and size 1365.
On the Wireless tab, set to Channel 11.
On the advanced wireless settings, set Beacon Interval 50 and Fragmentation Threshold and DTIM Interval to 2304.
In the Security Tab, uncheck "Block Anonymous Internet Requests" box.
I made these changes, but my connection is still very slow (380 Kbps).
Help!
Thanks!

As you have already made the changes on your router, and still its not working. Have you tried upgradeing the firmware of your router? If not then you can Go to website linksysbycisco.com/downloads.........insert model no of your router in serach tab......select proper version of your router........download the firmware file......save that file on desktop.
Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware on the device : -
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on a computer hard wired to the router...
In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1...Leave the username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
Click on the 'Administration' tab- Then click on the 'Firmware Upgrade' sub tab- Here click on 'Browse' and browse the .bin firmware file and click on "Upgrade"...Wait for few seconds until it shows that "Upgrade is successful" After the firmware upgrade, click on "Reboot" and you will be returned back to the same page OR it will say "Page cannot be displayed".
Now reset your router : Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...Release the reset button...Unplug the power cable from your router, wait for 30 seconds and re-connect the power cable...Now re-configure your router...
Once you configure all the settings on your router, Below are the wireless settings which you can change on your router.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
-Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
-Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Wireless channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WEP, Encryption should be 64 bits.Leave the passphrase blank, don't type in anything...Under WEP Key 1 type in any 10 numbers please(numbers only and no letters eg: your 10 digit phone number) and click on save settings...Please make a note of WEP Key 1 as this is the Security Key for the Wireless Network...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

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Darin,
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