Originally Posted by psili

Here's my setup:

Cable -> Comcast cable modem -> Lynksys Router ( computer & vonage plugged into router)

My last part: I mean with your laptop turned on, and the wireless nic card turned on, when you log into your router from a computer directly connected to it, does your laptop show up as an "attached device" ( i think that's the link in the admin screen ) ? If your router can't see the laptop, perhaps you're right about the laptop's nic card dying.