Hey I recently recieved a wireless ADSL modem router for our pc and laptop. (Model is NETGEAR DG834G v3 and speed is 54 Mbps) My internet is provided by AOL and I got an 'Easy-install CD' with it.
My computer is an XP Home Edition made by HP with 1G RAM and Intel Pentium 4 processor. It has 2 2.3Ghz CPU's and total of 120Gigs of disk space.

My main PROBLEM is with the connection between the modem router and my PC. I connected the ethernet cable firmly into the back of my router (in slot 1 of 4) and the other end into my PC's ethernet socket. Then I went to install and set up my new modem with the CD, but it says that the modem could not be detected. The LED on the modem also didnt light up where it should have shown that it was connected in slot 1.

However, when I tried to set up the modem on the laptop, the connection between the modem and the laptop was fine. The LED for slot 1 lit up and the installation went all the way through to the 'testing connection' bit where it checked all the connections (but it FAILED the last test because the laptop didnt have AOL on it).

So I definitely know that there isn't a problem with the NETGEAR unit. Now, when I plug the ethernet cable into my PC, it 'installs' the device and shows up in my Network Connections as Wireless Network Connection. I did a Device Manager check and the device which was installed is Accton WN4201B(EU) 802.11g Wireless PCI Card under the Network Adapters heading. But there is still no connection between my PC and the router as shown by the unlit LED and also by the continuous 'Easy-install' failure.

Can anyone help me solve this frustrating problem? (And yes I have checked that the wires are all in properly)

*edit replaced 'regedit' with 'Device Manager'*Try another NIC card...if this is onboard NIC remember to disable it in the BIOS with the add-on card.

patio.   8-)Well I am quite new with computing so I'm not exactly SURE what a NIC looks like, so I wouldnt know how to try a different one    
Help... lol

Spikeyhog (noob)NIC = Network Interface Card....also known as an Ethernet Adapter...

About 10 or 15 bucks at any Comp store and plugs into your MBoard just like a sound or video card.

patio.  8-)Ok so that means my Accton WN4201B(EU) 802.11g Wireless PCI Card is a PIECE of hardware, but I googled it and there are sites to download this 'driver' (eg http://www.soft32.com/download_171222.html)

So now I'm confused! Can NICs be downloaded then? Which NIC should I get? Is there something wrong with my current one?

So many questions... thnx patio

And here is a pic of my Network Adapters (dunno if it will help and if u need any other pics then tell me)A NIC card is hardware...you already have the drivers installed according to your .gif.

I suspect the card has failed which means you can either borrow / buy another one and see if this is actually the problem...as i said they are not that expensive.

Make sure you uninstall the old one first before testing this.

patio.  8-)