Connecting Wireless Router to Cable Modem /USB

Good evening,
I have searched and searched, and can't find an answer!
My cable modem is hooked up to my PC by a USB plug. On the install of the Wireless WRT54GS, it says to unplug the ethernet from the modem and plug it into the router. I don't have an ethernet , just the USB, and there is no USB on the router. Is there an adapter that fits over the USB to convert it to an ethernet plug? I am lost.....
Any help would be appreciated.
Annie

I have same initial problem and in addition, how to connect using the Linksys WRT54G router, a home network consisting of a pc desktop and 2 MacBooks wirelessly and an HP laptop by wire. I think the answer to the USB problem is to uninstall the USB and reconnect using Ethernet. Possibly with assistance from your ISP? Anybody out there got any ideas?

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Cisco CISCO2911/K9
Version 15.2(3)T1
service timestamps debug datetime localtime
service timestamps log datetime localtime show-timezone
service password-encryption
hostname 1204RTR01
boot-start-marker
boot system flash0:c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.152-3.T1.bin
boot system flash0:c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.151-3.T.bin
boot-end-marker
card type t1 0 0
logging buffered 64000
aaa new-model
aaa session-id common
clock timezone cst -6 0
clock summer-time CDT recurring
no ipv6 cef
no ip source-route
ip vrf 5
rd 5:1
ip multicast-routing
1
ip dhcp pool Guest
vrf 5
network 10.51.XXX.0 255.255.255.0
default-router 10.51.XXX.XXX
dns-server 209.18.47.61 209.18.47.62
ip flow-cache timeout active 1
no ip bootp server
no ip domain lookup
ip cef
multilink bundle-name authenticated
application
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service alternate default
license udi pid CISCO2911/K9 sn FTX1508AHTM
hw-module pvdm 0/0
redundancy
ip tcp synwait-time 10
interface GigabitEthernet0/0.5
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no ip redirects
no ip proxy-arp
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly in
ip tcp adjust-mss 1452
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
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no ip http server
ip http authentication local
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version 15.2
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime localtime
service timestamps log datetime localtime show-timezone
service password-encryption
hostname 1112RTR01
boot-start-marker
boot system flash0:c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.152-3.T1.bin
boot system flash0:c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.151-1.T.bin
boot-end-marker
aaa new-model
aaa session-id common
clock timezone CDT -6 0
clock summer-time CDT recurring
network-clock-participate wic 0
network-clock-select 1 T1 0/0/0
no ipv6 cef
no ip source-route
ip vrf GuestVRF
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ip multicast-routing
ip dhcp pool Guest
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default-router 10.51.112.1
dns-server 209.18.47.61 209.18.47.62
ip flow-cache timeout active 1
no ip bootp server
no ip domain lookup
ip cef
application
global
service alternate default
interface Embedded-Service-Engine0/0
no ip address
shutdown
interface GigabitEthernet0/0.5
description Guest VLAN
encapsulation dot1Q 5
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ip address 10.51.112.1 255.255.255.0
no ip redirects
no ip proxy-arp
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly in
ip tcp adjust-mss 1452
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ip vrf forwarding GuestVRF
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ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly in
load-interval 30
duplex auto
speed auto
ip forward-protocol nd
ip nat inside source list 5 interface GigabitEthernet0/1 vrf GuestVRF overload
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control-plane
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router#Internet 97.77.116.233           2   f80b.bee7.e09f ARPA   GigabitEthernet0/1
Protocol Address          Age (min) Hardware Addr   Type   Interface
Internet 97.77.116.234           -   8843.e13c.8d99 ARPA   GigabitEthernet0/1
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Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 97.77.116.233, timeout is 2 seconds:
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Hardware is CN Gigabit Ethernet, address is 8843.e13c.8d99 (bia 8843.e13c.8d99)
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Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
30 second input rate 3000 bits/sec, 7 packets/sec
30 second output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
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     0 runts, 0 giants, 12 throttles
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
     0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input
     16 packets output, 1193 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
     0 unknown protocol drops
     0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
     0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
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Hardware is CN Gigabit Ethernet, address is 8843.e13c.8d99 (bia 8843.e13c.8d99)
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Pro Inside global      Inside local       Outside local      Outside global
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service timestamps debug datetime msec
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*I even returned the router to get a new one without any luck
I have installed 2 of these routers before without issue. What the heck am I doing wrong? Please help me out, thanks

Always check the router's status page on http://192.168.1.1/ to see the status of the internet connection. It will give you an error message when you try to connect and it does not work. You should check that.
Also remember that wireless routers come in a very unsecure configuration out of the box. Anyone in your proximity can connect wireless to the router and make any changes to the configuration until you change the router's configuration password and secure the wireless network with WPA.
Do any configuration through a wired connection to the router only to avoid configuring your neighbor's linksys router which he runs open.
Some ISPs remember the MAC address of the device/computer connected to them to prevent users to connect with multiple computers at a time. A clear indictation of this would be if only a single computer can use the internet connection, i.e. neither the router or any other computer could.
If this is the case, it sometimes helps to unplug the modem from the power and wait a few seconds and then plug it back in, followed by the router. Then the ISP accepts the router's MAC address on the line.
If this does not work, you could also try the MAC address clone function in the router. This is done again on http://192.168.1.1/ Search for the function on the tabs and clone the mac address of the laptop for which the internet connection works when it is directly connected to the modem. (there is a button which copies the address) Remember to save the setting. After the change you may have to connect manually on the Status page of the router.
Another reason for this kind of problem could be that your modem is not a simple modem but also a router. If the modem and the WRT both use the network 192.168.1.* you have an address conflict and it won't work. It find out about this, you could connect the laptop to the modem and verify you have an internet connection. Then open a command prompt window ("Run..." and "cmd") and enter the command "ipconfig /all". Copy the output of this command into your next post. It will show what kind of connection and modem you have...

Connecting 2504 to dsl/cable modem

Management has decided to put in a Wireless network and want to keep it sepeate from rest of the network. I have been asked to scope out DSL/Cable internet connections.
im not familiar with setting up 2504 with dsl router.
any basic quides that will help in setting up 2504 with a dsl? do i need any static ip addresses for this setup or dhcp lease provided to cable modem would do?

You setup the WLC the same as if you weren't using a dsl router. The WLC is only layer 2 so you will need to have the router do the NAT. The WLC can do DHCP, or you can have the router do DHCP. Take a look at this guide which has the basics
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_example09186a0080665cdf.shtml
Thanks,
Scott
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E1000 won't connect to internet through cable modem

I just switched internet providers and now have a cable modem. The internet works when I have it plugged directly into my computer. My wireless card recognizes and connects to my E1000, but the E1000 won't connect to the internet even though the ethernet cable is plugged into the correct ports. The cable provider left because it's obviously a problem with the router itself.
I've tried all the usual tricks--resetting the modem, resetting the router, resetting the computer, etc. Unfortunately, another problem I discovered in the midst of all this is that I no longer have Cisco Connect installed on my computer, and I have somehow managed to lose the CD for it.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Suggestion:
1. Download the Cisco Connect software from the Cisco website (click HERE)
2. Connect the router, modem and hardwired the laptop to the router as well
3. Reset the router
4. Run the Cisco Connect software

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