The internet light indicates that a connection is made from the Internet port on the router to a device. This device should be a DSL modem or Cable modem.
The connections you plug the wires in a twisted pair Ethernet network into come in two flavors, DTE and DCE. There are 8 wires and two are used for transmission, two for reception with 4 unused.
The physical connections are the same on either end, so this is confusing. There are two types of cables, a "straight through cable" which can be used to connect DCE to DTE (a DTE is a computer or X-Box or something that is the end of the line, while a DCE is a Commuications device, like a hub. A modem or hub or cable adapter is a DCE. You plug your computer (DTE) into a modem (DCE) with a straight through cable. To plug a hub to a hub, you need either a crossover cable or a "X" port on the hub.
While many new devices are auto-sensing, the WGR614 is not, and they caution you that you may need a crossover cable, and to check the manual for the modem or cable device.
A manual for your router can be found at
http://kbserver.netgear.com/pdf/wgr614v6_ref_man_20Apr05.pdf but I don't know what kind of DSL modem or cable adapter or whatever you have so I can't guess further. I found the explanation for "why is my internet light off" with the suggestion that you might be plugging DCE to DCE.
If you want to make your own crossover, it is not hard if you have the clamp for the RG-58 8 position connector.
Pins 1 and 2 are TD + and minus, and 3 and 6 are RD plus and minus. For a crossover cable, you need to swap 1 with 3 and 2 with 6. See
http://www.kryslix.com/nsfaq/Q.4.html
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