i've got a linksys, but not a netgear, so this might not be to-the-letter accurate, but i'm sure you'll get my drift:
note: this is out of my head, untested. it might work, it might not. also, this is kinda long, so buckle up.
physical setup:
if you'd like to start from scratch, go ahead and unplug everything from the network, although you don't have to. here's the setup we'll be using: first, there's the modem, which i suppose gives you one ethernet port. get a cat5/6 ethernet cable, and go ahead and hook up the first router. i believe there'll be an "internet" port you should plug into on the router end. make sure the internet works with that, then hook up the second router. like the first, this will plug into the "internet" port of the second router, while it comes from any port (other than the "internet" one) on the first. now connect to the second router and see if you can use the internet. if it works, that's all you have to do, otherwise, you'll have to configure some stuff. once you configure everything, you'll plug in the xbox/see if the internet works from the second router.
config:
the first router should be fine, but take note of the subnet your computers are on. it'll likely be 192.168.1.something, or 192.168.0.something. also, take note of their subnet mask, most likely 255.255.255.0 (class C, /24).
you'll also want to know the IP address of both routers. they'll both be the x.x.x.1 of their subnet, so chances are they won't just "work" if you plug 'em together because of an address conflict. leave the config as it was on the first to get internet access, but go into the second, and set it to use "automatic configuration - DHCP" (probably on the first page after logging in). this way, when you connect the second router's internet port to and empty port on the first router, router A will act as the DHCP server to router B. B asks for config, and A tells it what IP and subnet mask to use, as well as a default gateway.
anyways, what should also be on the first page is "local ip address" field. make sure the third number (if it's using a class C, 255.255.255.0, /24 subnet mask) is different from the one on the first router, so they don't conflict. if they're the same, i'd say just bump it up one. you could leave the 4th number alone, but it should be fine at anything other than 0 or 255.
ok, so the second router is getting DHCP info for it's address from the first router. it's local IP is also now on a different subnet then the first router is assigned to watch over, so as long as a DHCP server is running on the second router, i'd say you're fine to plug 'n play. if you've read this far and did any of this, congrats. if it still doesn't work, post your IPs and subnets here, and maybe even a diagram of how it was wired this last time you try. and again, sorry for making this so long. i thought i'd try to put everything you'd need to know into one post, but i might've crammed too much in here...
ASCII art of example addresses/subnets/layout that should work:
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[internet/modem]
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ip = your.external.IP.here
subnet = whatever the hell your ISP set it as. doesn't matter.
"internet" port
[first router]
"other" ports/wifi
ip = 192.168.1.1
subnet = 255.255.255.0
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ip = 192.168.1.2 (example. will be automatically assigned by first router)
subnet = 255.255.255.0
"internet" port
[second router]
"other" ports/wifi
ip = 192.168.2.1
subnet = 255.255.255.0
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ip = 192.168.2.100 (example. should be automatically assigned by second router)
subnet = 255.255.255.0
[xbox]
