Can't Config Belkin 802.11g Router

Belkin model F5D7230-4 doesn't accept any of the changes i make in set-up screens. It acts like it doesn't understand Apple keystrokes. I can select the various set-up screens, make entries, etc, but then when try to complete it with "submit", it just goes back to defaults. I've tried the 10 sec reset, etc, and I've contacted Belkin Help, but they were no help. I even cleared Safari cache. Belkin NoHelp finally said "then use a PC to configure it," but couldn't explain why, so I refused because they claim OS X compatibility. I've searched this board using "configure belkin router" and didn't find any other posts that describe similar problem. Any thoughts on why Safari might not be able to properly communicate with the router? BTW, the internet connection works fine, but unable to set any wireless security for above reasons, so I quickly disconnected it and went back to using a hardwired connection to a secure Linksys wireless b currently in use by other PCs in the house.
PBK G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

I have the same router.
The administration web server seems to be written only for Internet Exploder under Windows. It behaves badly under Firefox and Opera for Windows and is marginally useful with Safari as long as you don't touch the wireless settings while you're actually connected via wireless.
I've been able to edit settings with Safari and Firefox under OS X, but the wireless settings are especially hard to edit using a wireless connection because the router restarts when you edit something effectively killing the wireless connection. The other browsers figure out that the connection is dead and quit trying a meta refresh to the router. IE on the other hand, is just brain-dead enough to keep trying until **** freezes over.
I can't explain why you can't edit dialog boxes, unless the browser thinks the connection is dead on a settings change and it figures allowing you to edit something is pointless.
The only selling point to this router was its early emergence on the market with WPA. That's why I bought it.

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ge

The older Extreme Base Station has a USB connector on
the back to use for a shared USB printer. Can that
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Disk Utility software?
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