router 2620

[moe1654]

Hello

I have bought your book and cd on ebay and they were great and inspiring educational tool.
Recently I have bought Cisco 2600 router with two t1 csu/dsu one core router port E0
3 Ethernet ports E1 E2 E3 and 2 Ethernet ports E0/0 and E0/1. I have a straight through wire
Connected to wireless AP Linksys which now connect to the pc’s nic.I also have a Cisco 1900
Switch with 24 ports. Where do I connect the straight through wire ? when I connect it to the
Switch and a straight through wire from the switch to the core router port which is configured
With the pc’ default gateway and another wire from the switch to the pc’s nic. I can not ping the pc’s Ip address .Am I connecting it wrong obviously ! something is not right .
Do I need a crossover cable from the Linksys to the 2600 router .Do I connect the Linksys wire to the 2600 router with a crossover or to the switch with straight through cable?
I have configured the router with a static IP address(ip route) when I connect the Linksys wire to the switch I have internet connection But then again I have internet connection even when the router is turned off and only the switch is working.
Can you please help me. ??
Thank you very much
Moe