I called comcast in the northern ma, area where i've had cable for a year and asked them how much it'd be to upgrade to "business cable"...they said 10 extra bucks a month. Done. now got 6mb down. check this:
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 5882 Kbps about 5.9 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 718 kB/s
Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (prem)
Test Time:: Thu Apr 21 2005 04:23:39 GMT-0500 (EST)
Bottom Line:: 105X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.43 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 74.64 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net)
Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-X1L9VIPUO
Also using Gentoo Linux 2005.0 (linux is always faster at just about everything)...Also got sb5100 attached to netgear router...with all belkin cat6 gold cables.. (this computer is attached to another router which is attached through belkin gold cable to the router upstairs which is attached to the sb5100.).
Take the time, do it right. All shall be yours.
-RavenQR