Safari 5.1.8 slow loading pages missing functions and search engines

As of this morning (3/30/13) I feel like my internet provider removed the guts of my internet connection. I have a Comcast modem and use an ethernet to connect it to my computer. I also have an ATT smartphone which gives me a mobile hotspot ability and everything with my internet is fine using the wi-fi connection. The problem using the secure line/modem from Comcast is that it does not allow me to use any of the 3 search engines and unexpectedly quit Yahoo the only time the connection was established. Facebook doesn't load. If you give things enough time my gmail will look like it's up but emails don't open. the msnbc portal will show the visual headlines but not the videos for its Nightly News. Hulu works fine. I watched 3 episodes of a Network show. Comcast is sending technicians out to check the cable interface. Or is it something with Safari, or another recent Sofware Update item? Thanks for any help.

How do you turn IPv6 off in Safari 5.1.10?
I don't see anyway to do this.
Lately, Safari is not only loading slowly upon initial opening, but it's also slow to load new pages, and it's regularly loosing contact with webpages in previous tabs I opened. I'll go back to a tab, after moving to a new one, only to find it blank, and then I have to reload it, which takes f o r e v e r !
Then I find my entire system get stuck and I can't do anything. Sometimes I can force quit an application and other times not. Many times lately, I find my computer is just frozen and all I can do is reboot it manually to get it working again.

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