Please help! Very slow wired connection as well!

Hi guys!
I really need some help here... I received my very first Macbook Pro yesterday and once I begun using it I noticed I was having the exact same problem as many people here with wi-fi connection: even though the system says I'm connected (full bars!) I can barely surf the web - it's either too slow or doesn't connect at all.
Ok, after reading many posts around here I decided to swith to the wired conncetion and update the whole system to see if anything changed with the wi-fi issue, but I was surprised to find out that the cable conncetion had the exact same problem!! It either won't connect at all or it will take more than 2 minutes (!!) to open a page (Apple's website, for instance). That's unacceptable, I have a high speed internet service at home!!
Also, the problem is not with my internet service, right now I'm writing from a netbook connect to the wi-fi net just fine....
Any thoughts, suggestions, pleeeeaaase???? I really wanted to love my experience with my Macbook and I didn't want to return it (it's got a gorgeous screen!!) but it's useless without an internet connection.... By the way, my router is a Linksys.
Thank you, guys!!
Renata

Hi, sig!
My router is WRT54G Linksys with updated firmware. My modem is TG508 Thomson, I´m pretty sure with a not updated firmware.
This morning I called apple and we fixed the wi-fi issue using open dns servers, it´s now working properly.
However, surprisingly the wired connection is still not working!! The apple lady told me to update my modem firmware and in case connection isn´t restablished after that procedure to take it to an apple tech for support since it´s then probably a hardware issue. I´ll try the modem firmware update but I´m obviously not taking it anywhere (my MAC is 3 days old!), if update doesn´t work I´ll rather return the machine.
I still have one doubt though: should that open DNS procedure been done also for the wired connection (ethernet)?? I understand nothing of that procedure (as you can see! all I know is it has been done exclusively for airport connection....
Thank you for your attention!!
Renata

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