Wireless internet not working... I'm so confused :(

I have wireless internet hooked up at my place (Rogers high speed modem with a Linksys router) and it was working on Saturday afternoon. Come Saturday night, when I turned my Powerbook back on, I connect to my wireless router but when I start up Safari or Camino, I can't connect to the internet at all. Limewire as well can't connect either.
Here's what I've found out so far:
1). I can see my wireless network name and it connects automatically when I turn on the Powerbook. All the bars on the Internet connect light up too (full range).
2). I did a hard reset on my router, reconnected everything again and I can still see my wireless router (it automatically connects still). I even did a hard reset on my modem too.
3). Checked all cables, connections, unplugged everything too.
4). All lights on the modem come on, including the activity lights, which still blink normally as per usual. All lights on the router come on too.
5). I did Repair Permissions as well to see if it would repair something too (didn't work).
6). Checked the setting in Network as well... everything seems to be the same as before (when it was working).
I think I have narrowed it down to the modem though... even though the lights are all blinking, when I connect my Powerbook to the modem directly (through Ethernet), it still won't connect to the internet.
The problem, though, lies in the fact that my modem, while purchased outright from someone, is actually rewired to bypass my local cable company's high speed internet and, therefore, I get it for free. So, unless I can take this modem to another apartment in my building to see if it works, I can't actually get my cable company to help out here.
Besides all that I mentioned above, is there anything else I should be checking? Anyway I can narrow down my that it's my modem and nothing else?
Thanks in advance for any help too... much appreciated.
-Dale

I for one would not help you. You are stealing a service. And, because of theives like yourself we all pay.

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