Connecting iMac to wireless neatgear WGT624

Hi, I've recently purchased an Apple iMac and upgraded to broadband
from dial-up at the same time. The modem supplied by the internet
provider works fine, I am connected to it at the moment while I post
this. So the ADSL line works fine. However when I plug the ethernet
cable into the router I can't see it from my iMac, presumeably because
it's not set up yet? But even hard-wiring the router to the computer
doesn't work. The accompaning CD has a setup guide which only says to
try opening a browser window, and you should see a Netgear Welcome
Screen, ... but instead I get the page telling me I'm nt connected to
the internet.

Has anyone else got a Mac and tried using this Netgear router? If so
how did you do it? All the tutorials on the CD seem to be .exe files, I
am wondering if I should try and get hold of a PC to set up the router
and then once it's set up I can use my Mac - but I feel I shouldn't
have to do this. Any help much appreciated!

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi, I've recently purchased an Apple iMac and upgraded to broadband
> from dial-up at the same time. The modem supplied by the internet
> provider works fine, I am connected to it at the moment while I post
> this. So the ADSL line works fine. However when I plug the ethernet
> cable into the router I can't see it from my iMac, presumeably because
> it's not set up yet? But even hard-wiring the router to the computer
> doesn't work.

As soon as you connect your iMac to the router it should pick up an IP
address from the router. I don't know what you know about Macs, however,
can you tell us what Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network > Show:
Network status has to say?

Also tell us what Applications > Utilities > System Profiler > Network
has to say about Ethernet.

Followups set.

Daniele