Hookup Linksys Broadband Cable Router with Linksys Hub

Hello All,
New here and have ran into an issue and I thought what better place to go then to here for help.
Ok here is my situation. I am currently running cable internet with the LinkSys RT31P2 Broadband Router and the LinkSys EFAH05W 5 Port Workgroup Hub. I currently have 2 IP's one is shared and one is running 1 system as we have 3 computers.
I had issues awhile back with one of the IP's not registering after the cable company changed my IP addy's. They told me I had the hardware wired improperly and that was the cause of my issue. Well since then I got the one computer running on it's IP without changing anything. Now all the sudden that computer cannot connect to the internet again.
Here is the way I have it wired. Wire from Cable modem going into Hub (Uplink slot), then a Grey wire from the #1 slot in Hub running to router (Internet slot) The one system with it's own IP is hooked up to the #2 slot in the hub and the other 2 shared connecting computers in the 1&2 Slots of the Router.
Now I am wondering one of 2 things: 1) IP is blocked for some reason from the cable company or 2) the Hub has gone bad. Cause if I unhook the the one system on its own IP and plug it into the #3 slot in the router it gains access to the net. If I unplug one of the system on the router and plug it into the hub I loose internet.
My 2 questions are pertaining to this thread is:
1) is there a way to tell if the hub is actually bad as it is about 5+ years old?
2) Is my wiring setup properly before I call the fricking cable company back and go round and round with them? Last time I battled them for like a total of 5 Hours on the phone and via live chat about the wiring and really don't want that headache again
Thanks much in advance for your help and expertise on these questions.
Much Appreciated.
Ron S.

Just connect the computer with its own IP(i think it is static IP) directly to modem and see if it works, to test if IP address is blocked. Connect router to modem directly to check if modem gives IP address to router. If both work individually, hub might be the issue.

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