Slow, Sluggish internet connection on Macbook Pro

Just recently switched out my wireless router from a Dlink DI-524 to a Airport express and now my internet connection is ridiculously slow.
I go to a page and it sits for 5-20 seconds before the page begins to appear.
I have a macbook in the house as well and it does not share the same issue. Surfing is extremely fast on the macbook but for some reason on the macbook pro, it is sluggish lagging and simply annoying. Any thoughts....

Hello stewartc. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Does you MacBook Pro have this problem with other wireless networks or just yours? If all, then let's take a look at the AirPort settings on your MBP...
System Preferences > Network > Show > Network Port Configurations
o Verify that an AirPort option exists. If it does not, click "New" to create one.
o Verify that AirPort is "On" (checked)
o Verify that AirPort is at the top of the list. If it isn't, you can drag it to the top.
Systems Preferences > Network > Show > AirPort
AirPort tab
o By default, join: Automatic
TCP/IP tab
o Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
o Configure IPv6: Automatically (Note: You may also want to try the "Off" setting as some Posters in this Discussions thread noted problems with this being enabled.)
Proxies tab
o Configure Proxies: Manually
o Select a proxy server to configure: <All proxies should be unchecked unless you specifically require a proxy for Internet access.>
o Exclude simple hostnames (unchecked)
o Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts & Domains: <leave blank>
o Use Passive FTP Mode (PASV) (checked)
Also, take a look to see if you have DNS server IP addresses listed in your AirPort configuration.

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