Airport status ok. Doesn't connect to internet.

I boot my MacBook up, and instantly my AirPort status says im fully connected to my home network. I load up Safari or Firefox and it doesn't connect. Firefox eventually says cannot connect to server but Safari just continually says "contacting http://xxx.xxxxxx.xx.xx" in the status bar. It doesn't matter what website I try either. It just doesnt seem to want to connect.
Any ideas on how to fix it?
Thanks in advance,
Curtis.

A quick and easy thing to try:
Disable the Airport adapter, then enable it. I've seen a problem with the same symptoms and that resolved it. The problem even persisted through a reboot of the machine. Weird.

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