10 Second Internet lag on MacBook Pro since Airport extreme CD Install

I have a MacBookPro 2.16Core Duo 17 and an Imac 24 and just purchased the new Airport Router. Hookup was a breeze, however, after installing the CD my MacBook now takes aprox 10 seconds to switch sites when surfing the net. If I connect via a ethernet cable the lag is gone. If I login to Win XP in bootcamp wirelessly, and surf the web there is no lag. I only get it from any distance when I'm on OSX latest version. I tried setting up a new user and booting into that to no avail, same problem. My wife also has two Macs, a MacPro and a PowerBook and they both have no lag wirelessly, it's just my MacBook Pro. One other side note, the lag only occurs when going from one site to another, but once I get to the site I'm at full speed, including downloads. We use Comcast.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.......

I have a Macbook C2D with the N card enabled now and an Airport Extreme (802.11n). I did a speed test the other day and it rated me only at 1.7 MB/sec download. A friend on mine has the new Extreme too and a Core Duo Macbook, so he only has the 54G card, and he pulls 6 MB/sec downloads. We both use Comcast internet as well.
His girlfriend on the other hand has a new Macbook C2D with N enabled, and she only gets the 1.7 MB/sec download like me. My PC which is hooked up through Ethernet cable gets roughly 6 MB/sec download. I think it has something to do with either the firmware for the Airport card in the macs or the firmware for the Airport Extreme. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

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