Dunno if you would want too spend all your hard cash on a MAC when you can simply emulate one on your PC, and have a shed load of fun while your at it running all those Oh so Kewl Apple proggies and not paying a penny for em.
As to the Linksys, makes me wonder if you have the right one there, as you do not actually say which model, and yes there are two types.
Linksys make a perfectly aceptable Wireless-G 'CABLE GATEWAY' model # WCG200,
Does not have a Phone connection but uses the original COAXIAL cable connection provided by your cable company, plus four ethernet connections for hardwiring, and an additional USB connection, plus the usual wireless functions.
Once connected, and 'Turned ON' following the right sequence you will need to provide your MAC address for the modem 'Printed on a Bar code label on the underside' and they will then be able to activate your cable provision for that modem, you may be lucky and find that the origial MAC address setup for the original modem works just fine but call em anyway with the new one or you might find yourself slightly cut off at some future time.
If you are trying too use a non-cable wireless modem router then it is not working correctly other than as a switch and never will no matter what combination of cable connections or hammer blows you apply to it.
