feeding internet from broadband to router

[Michael Sammartano]

---- Michael Havens <bmike101 at cox.net> wrote: 
> preface:
> router- linksys broadband g router
> desktop- old computer built in 97 running Linux
> laptop- windows xp
> 
> I SOOOOO want to dump COX and Verizon so I got a magicjack and a sprint 
> broadband card.
Majicjack is for "free"voice calling only. Remove this from the entire problem to start with! This would be of great help. The Sprint broadband card likely is the culprit! The computer is likely trying to get online using that interface. In a terminal check the lines in iwconfig. See which interface is connected and if it is the sprint card, try ifconfig wlanXX down (replace the XX with your iwconfig output value). 
> Guess what! It works like a champ:) Now I need to get my 
> linux box back online before i cancel things (thank goodness for the rebate 
> and return checks). I figured it would be an easy thing! Just move the 
> ethernet cord that runs from the router to the modem to run from the laptop 
> to the router. Guess I was wrng. Darn!
> 
> Here is what happens:
> When I disconnect the cord from the router to the modem from the modem the 
> internet light on the router goes out. Then, after I connect said end to the 
> laptop the internet light goes on but it will not load any pages on the 
> desktop and it will not ping www.google.com so I suppose this means I have no 
> connectivity. Hmmmmmmm.... I wonder! Is it set only to receive? If that is 
> the problem how do I set it to send?
Way to confusing. Be more specific, which cable on the router? Modem to router via the internet port or the numbered (local) ports? Did you reset the Ethernet port on the laptop? Try ifconfig to see the interfaces on the laptop. Then try ifconfig ethXX down then ifconfig ethXX up

Hope this helps, but I need more info..
> 
> Thanks for any help you are willing to provide.
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