Wireless USB hook-up need driver??

I have a powermac g4. I have purchased D-Link wireless router on my pc downstairs, I then have the USB card for my mac upstairs, but it is acting like I need a driver for my mac in order to get this wireless usb to work. Apple doesn't supply and/or D-Link wireless company doesn't either. How and where can I get a driver for this usb downloaded from my pc? or a hard copy to load to the power mac????? I'm stuck please help.
Thank you.

Vincent,
Everyone else here was so helpful to me, that I thought I'd try a bit to help someone else.
I was in a situation semi-similar to yours many years ago.
In short, you want to be able to use your mac to connect/configure your D-Link wireless router.
If you are using a non-apple device to try to connect to your wireless router, you will most likely need a driver to allow that device to communicate with your OS. When I first started with macs, I was considering the same thing with a Linksys wireless USB.
What I learned was that it really wasn't worth the hassle trying to get your OS talking to the device when what you want is for that device to talk to the router.
I ended up returning my Linksys Wireless USB, and purchasing an Apple Airport Extreme Card for my Powermac G4 MDD, and have never had a problem connecting to various other third party routers (linksys, netgear, d-link, 2wire, belkin, etc.) They all worked great for me, even through several walls or from a downstairs room to an upstairs router.
If possible, you might want to consider returning your D-Link wireless USB and just picking up the Apple Airport Extreme Card somewhere and save yourself the hassle. You shouldn't have any problems connecting to your D-Link Wireless Router that way.
Again, I'm not entirely sure if this is a solution you would consider, but I hope it helps in some way. Good Luck!

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