Andersp: Have you tried switching the connections from the hub? Just to make sure that's not the problem. I've had a couple of Linksys devices that have lost some (but not all) of their ports due to nearby lightning strikes and associated power surges--despite their being connected behind a decent battery backup system that offers pretty good clamping. Kaboom! And 4 port devices became 2 port devices.
wetware: Havent tried that, but i doubt that that's the problem since that computer didnt work when i had it connected direct to the router either, but of course ill try your suggestion :) thanks