WRT54GS - Slow internet when hooked up

Hi all....I have a WRT54GS (seems to be a popular unit with some issues) and here is my thing:
I hooked it up about two months ago and had no problems with it. Last week, I started having slow internet connections when the router was hooked up. I ran the cable modem straight to the PC and it was fine. I just hooked up the router again and it was horribly slow. I used testmy.net to test my speeds and my download time was about 143 times faster WITHOUT the router (with speedbooster, no less). The only thing I've done is to do a firmware upgrade to the most current version and the major problems began. I checked my setting and they all seem fine.
Does anyone have any ideas? Unfortunately I did not save a copy of the configuration before upgrading. Thanks....

Thanks for the help.
Here is what I have so far:
1. ISP is Time Warner Cable, and I am not sure of what I was setup for, but my internet connection icon in my system tray shows 100 Mbps.
2. The modem doesn't have a name brand on it that I can find, but the model is 60194E-A02. Google says it is an Ambit modem.
3. I used testmy.net for some tests last week and here is what I got (using my laptop):
      a. Wired to modem directly - download speed 773 kbps, connection 6.33 Mbps; upload speed 18kbps, connection 0.1 Mbps
      b. Using router - connection was so slow it times out.
So I hooked it to my desktop PC, and ran the tests:
      a. Direct to modem:
Download Connection is:: 7155 Kbps about 7.16 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)
Download Speed is:: 873 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 162 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 20 kB/s
     b. Using router:
Download Connection is:: 45 Kbps about 0.05 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Download Speed is:: 5 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 17 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 2 kB/s
Only other thing I can think of is that I put the new modem beside the router. Earlier today I put the modem back where it was, about three feet away. It actually seems to have helped. Is there a true phenomenon when the units are side-by-side?
Thanks...Rick Ferguson
Message Edited by Rick Ferguson on 07-30-2007 02:27 PM
Message Edited by on 07-30-2007 02:28 PM

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