Thanks a lot, I'll reply to this thread again once I've tried that out

 

The model I'm using is a dimension 4700.

 

The drivers i'm downloaded are:

 

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&releaseid=R79695&SystemID=DIM_P4_4700&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=3268&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=1&formatcnt=1&libid=27&fileid=104426

 

and

 

 

The yellow light indicates that it is connecting at 100 Mbps (green means 10 Mbps), so this is normal.  Your problem is because you probably didn't install the chipset drivers followed by the drivers for your ethernet network adapter.   Since you don't say which model computer you have, I can't point to the correct drivers on the download site, but you can find them yourself by clicking on the Technical Support tab at the top of the forum Windows, selecting Drivers and Downloads, then entering your service tag number or model number, then selecting your operating system.  Be sure to install the chipset drivers first.

 

Steve

Alright, I installed the above drivers in the order you told me to, but I am still getting the same message when trying to setup a network on my computer. It says that I do not have the necessary hardware, cables, routers, modem, or device drivers. I don't know what to do now.

Had you installed any other device drivers before installing installing the chipset drivers or attempted to install the ethernet drivers before the chipset drivers, it could mess things up.   You can try uninstalling any devices that you tried to install before the chipset drivers, then reinstall the drivers, or, in extreme cases, reinstall Windows then install the drivers in the correct order.

 

Steve