Am I having problems with my Airport Wireless?

I have a Mac laptop OSX v10.6 Snow Leopard.
I've had it for over a year now and had no problems. Recently I moved to a new house. My ISP sent me a new wireless router (brand: Netgear). My internet connection is fast. However, I often have difficulties accessing certain websites like gmail, google search, and twitter. The sites will simply fail to load and I will get a blank screen. At the same time I will be able to access other sites, like blogger and youtube. Rebooting the router usually solves the problem for about 30mins to 2 hrs, but after that the problem returns. This occurs in both Firefox (7.0) and Safari.
My Internet Service Provider, Virgin Media, claims that the problem is not with their service but must be with my computer. I find that had to believe as this Mac is not very old, and has never had this problem before. Furthermore, rebooting the router seems to temporarily fix the problem, so I suspect the issue is with the router. Is it possible that the problem is with my Airport Wireless or Mac? What can I do to remedy this problem? Why would this problem arise in the first place? I've done a system diagnostic and my computer appears to be healthy. I'm baffled and don't know how to approach fixing this on-again off-again random problem.

The "extend a wireless network" setting on the AirPort Express is used only if you are trying to extend using a wireless connection between the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express. You are using Ethernet.
When the Express is connected using Ethernet, you would configure it as follows:
Open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
Click Wireless below the row of icons to display the Wireless settings page
Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same name as your AirPort Extreme network
No check mark needed next to Allow this network to be extended
Radio Mode = 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) would be a good choice
Channel = Automatic
Wireless Security = Exact same setting as the AirPort Extreme
Wireless Password = Same password as the AirPort Extreme network
Confirm Password
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click Update to save your settings and allow 40-45 seconds for the Express to restart
Power off the entire network....all devices
Power back up modem first for a moment, then the AirPort Extreme, then AirPort Express, then each device

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