Cannot "browse" the internet.

I'm having a somewhat odd problem (aren't we all). My internet connection has recently... slowed to crawl. However, only when browsing using Safari, Firefox, Camino or any other browsers. Testing my connection (via sites such as broadbandreports.com) reports normal speeds. It takes forever to load these speed test sites, but the actual test goes along just fine. Along the same lines I can download files from the internet (assuming I can get them started) just fine.
I can talk on AIM fine, send files around the local network, I can even play various online games just fine. It literally seems like the computer is having a hard time rendering html. But as I have tested it in a number of browsers, created new user accounts, repaired permissons, and even clean installed I feel there must be something more sinister going on.
It will often stall out at "connecting" to various servers. I will get errors saying I am not connected to the internet, or safari (or whatever browser I'm using) cannot find the server (even though I can be IMing in the background). Running the network diagonstics utility will often say the "server" is the problem, but before I can get through with it the server "light" goes back to green. However I am still plagued by slow page loads.
I thought it might be my reuter or cable modem, I have reset both devices multiple times, tried different ethernet cords, and tried different ports on the reuter. I would then assume it was merely my provider being screwy, but I have Windows PC sitting right next to my G5, on the same network, that works just fine.

OK, I'll take a stab-Oh, and there's really nothing "sinister" going on...just misconfigured, perhaps.
It sounds like DNS might be set incorrectly. (Read about DNS).
Go into SystemPreferences>Network>Configure, and see if there are any DNS Servers listed in there (they'll be IP addresses.)
Also look there to see what your router IP address is.
Compare those two numbers.
In the DNS server box, add the IP of your router, and "Apply Changes". Restart the Mac, for good measure.
Test Internet.
If the DNS number already is your router number, find another known good DNS server (Check out what DNS server/s your Win PC is using - Open Command Prompt, type:
ipconfig /all <enter>
and see if you can find DNS server on the display that shows on the PC's little DOS screen.
Stop back and report your results. Good Luck

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