MR314 router troubles

[djsh4dow]

Hi. I have a Netgear MR314 router and have been having nothing but trouble with it. For some reason I cannot connect to the internet when I am connected through it. When I go to network connections and double click the ethernet card I'm using, it shows that I am recieving 0 packets. When I try to repair it, it says that it cannot renew the IP address. I also cannot go to the software for the router. When I type in the default gateway in my web browser it says "Cannot find the search page." or something like that. I was able to set up the router and configure it along with my print server, but I do not know a whole lot about networking. Does anybody have any ideas or know what steps I should take to fix this. I have a SiS900 PCI fast ethernet adapter (onboard) with windows xp home ed.

[brad]

[djsh4dow]

Yes. I can connect to the internet if I use a USB connection directly or just directly connect a CAT5 from my modem to my computer. I have cable. And yes I am using CAT5 wires.

[Restek]

You said you could not get to the router software - yet you also say you managed to configure the router. How did you configure it if you could not get to the router?

[djsh4dow]

[brad]

[djsh4dow]

[djsh4dow]

[brad]

Did you remove the proxy settings on your Internet browser? Did you remove the dial-up settings on your browser? The computer may not have received an IP address.
I'm assuming you are running WinXp.
Go to Start / Run / cmd / Type Ping 192.168.?.? (Your Router's IP.)
What do you get?
If it fails try typing ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew
Now try to ping again.
Do you have WinXp's Firewall enabled? You might try disabling it and trying.
You never stated that this was a wireless Router. You are connected to it by a cable, right?
Here's your Routers . Once you're able to access it I'd download the Firmware.
brad