AirPort Extreme card and Netgear

I hope someone on this group list can help. I've been around the web (MacOSXHints, etc.), and on the phone with Apple (for hours) trying to find a way to link my brand-new iBook G4 to the Wintel office system. They've got a Netgear wireless router (MR814v2) and Windows 2000.
Here's the thing: my iBook G3, with an AirPort card, can pick up the network's broadcast, and I can go surfing the web & connect with our printer over Apple Talk. My G4 with an AirPort Extreme card can recognize the presence of the router, but is unable to surf it's airwaves. I've already tried connecting directly via ethernet cable, and this works - but won't be an option for day-to-day. Per some hints on the web, I've gotten the IT guys to upgrade the netgear's firmware to 5.03, but it STILL doesn't work. Apple says it's a Netgear problem, but the IT guys won't change the router (my D-Link at home works great), and they are loathe to tinker with the settings (esp. because they've set it up to have a dedicated line for electronic billing submissions).
So, has anyone encountered this problem yet? Any good work arounds? Thanks, all.

Thanks for the welcome, Duane. Yes, the network does have an access control list, but the while the router is picking up the MAC number on my G3, it can't seem to see the G4, though the G4 can see it. Is the suggestion that I convince the ITs to manually input my MAC Address? Maybe that's a go, if we can do it manually.

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