Connect iMac to internet

I have a new iMac that says it's connected to my home WAN but it refuses to connect to the internet. I'm not sure how that is possible yet I think that it may be because the iMac is issuing itself its own IP address. I've tried manually adjusting the settings to what they should be with no luck. It was able to connect to a neighbor's wireless network just fine but the connection is too slow and I would like to use my own. I've connected to my home network with a PC just fine and I'm just having trouble with the mac. Any help would be great. The wireless router is a NETGEAR WPN824 v2 if that helps. Thanks.

Hi superjli!
No, you shouldn't have to buy a new router.
First, I note that your Motorola Surfboard SB5101 is a cable modem, not a router, so there's nothing that needs to be done for it.
Is the D-Link DI-624 wireless router's firmware fully up to date from the router maker's website? Not just downloaded, but actually installed?
Note the D-Link warning:
"DO NOT upgrade firmware on any D-Link product over a wireless connection. Failure of the device may result. Use only hard-wired network connections."
Many, if not most, routers had a firmware update dated during 2006 specifically to deal with this. I see that this may be the case with your D-link depending upon which "revision" you have, so I provided the above link.
After updating the firmware, it might be necessary to delete your network from your iMac's System Preferences' "Network" panel - specifically on the AirPort pane after selecting "Show: AirPort"
Below the AirPort ID, note there is a selector set to "By default, join: Automatic" or "By default, join: Preferred networks"
First turn on AirPort in your menu bar, doesn't need to connect, just be turned on. Set that selector to "Preferred networks" and delete your network from the list. Click the "Apply Now" button at the bottom right, after which your network name should not appear in that list.
Restart the iMac. AirPort will still be turned on, and it will see your correct network name in the menu bar's AirPort beam icon, although it will not be connected to any network.
Open System Preferences to the Network panel and go to "Show: AirPort" and again to the "AirPort" pane. Click the little + box and in the drop-down box select your network's method of "Wireless Security" followed by entering the network name and password.
Click the blue "OK" button, then the "Apply Now" button at the bottom right. Your iMac's AirPort icon should shortly darken, indicating a connection, and when you click on the menu bar icon, AirPort should show connected to your network.
Next, set the "Show:" selector to "Network Port Configurations"
In the list of "Port Configurations" select (highlight) "AirPort" and drag it to the top of the list. The "On" box to its left should have a check. Click the "Apply Now" button. That should be all that you need to do. Good luck:)

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The internet is coming from my landlord on the bottom floor of my apartment so I can't change the router.
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The router is assigning a static IP to my AE (192.168.5.101).
Are you sure that this provided IP address is static? If so, you also need to note the provided DNS server(s) IPs as well.
On the imac I set the Network preferences to manually select an IP address (192.168.5.110) which is out of the range of the Router (192.168.5.101-108).
Since you configured your AX in bridge mode, your computer will be dependent on the NAT (& possibly DHCP) services provided by your apartment's router. Assuming that your landlord doesn't filter out any IP addresses and that the IP address you set is valid, you need to compare your iMac AirPort's DNS server address settings with that provided by your apartment's router to be sure they match.
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sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
For Mavericks:
dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
Update the router firmware if it is out of date. Also, you can reflash with the current firmware, which [i]might[/i] help.
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with your router configuration. Power down all equip ... make sure modem is off for at least 5 minutes
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