Still can't seem to connect. Plugging the ethernet cable out of the APE peripheral straight into the laptop connector makes the connection work flawlessly, so it's definitely something on that end. Changing the APE settings to Manual with the correct IP, Router and Submask information instead of using DHCP makes the indicator light switch to green but there is still no connectivity. The network diagnostic tool stalls in both cases at 'Internet' and says it cannot resolve the issue.
Any thoughts?