Connecting a cable modem, a linksys wireless router and my MacBook?????

So... My cable modem and MacBook work great when connected with an ethernet cable. How the heck do I hook up and configure my Linksys wireless router with my macbook and the cable modem? This seems like a simple setup, but when I hook it up it doesn't connect me to the internet.
Any help would be awesome!!!!

Darren,
The best advice I can give is to suggest you post in the right discussion group. This is the group for Apple Pages. You want the MacBook group.
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