Router/Modem Problem

[chloefiesta]

im not sure if this is the correct place to post this but here goes:

So i have 2 pc's and orgionally they accesses 1mb broadband via a Zoom ADSL modem connected to a hub and both worked fine fast internet etc..apart from my partner wasnt able to play a game with his mate over the internet due to firewall issue

so.... we bought a netgear modem/router all in one and plugged everything right and game works but internet is really really slow like seems slower than a dial up

is there any setting i can change or anything ive done wrong or reason the internet would be so slow, spoken to netgear and they are worse than useless, what can i do to speed up the internet connection

[fo3nix]

Are you using your computers wired, and not wireless?

Also, have you tried just browsing the internet, without doing anything else on any of the other computers?

Finally, if it's a wireless router, make sure that you change the admin password and either disable wireless or set a password for it. Ideally also set the MAC addresses of your computers, as a further precaution. (I'm thinking that if wireless is enabled, then some neighbours may be using your connection, and downloaded stuff, slowing your connection.)