Admin utility doesn't find airport

Here's my setup. I'm using the Airport as a wireless client to connect to my stereo so I can stream music from iTunes. I have one PC connected to the network by Ethernet to the router. I have another PC connected to the network by wireless. On the Ethernet PC the Airport admin utility doesn't find the Airport automatically. But I can enter the IP address and password for the Airport and it is found and I can change the settings. But iTunes on the Ethernet PC does not find the remote speakers. I have the option turned on to look for remote speakers in iTunes. And the Airport is working because iTunes on the wireless PC finds the remote speakers and streams music just fine. I've also opened up ports 5353, 5298, and 5009 on the PC's firewall. Why can't iTunes find the remote speakers on the Ethernet PC?
  Windows XP  

Thanks for the reply. I should have explained my network setup better. I have a Linksys BEFSR41 router that the Ethernet PC is plugged into. There is a Linksys WAP54G access point plugged into the router. I have two PCs connected to the network through the wireless access point. iTunes on both of those PCs can find the Airport and share their libraries. iTunes on the PC connected directly to the router cannot find the Airport or the other libraries. Although the network connection to the Airport works because I can enter the IP address of the Airport in the admin utility and the config utility works.
I also tried connecting a laptop that normally connects wirelessly directly to the router. And iTunes could not find the Airport. So I'm guessing it is something with the router or that the Airport doesn't work with wired clients. I don't think it is the firewall because I have the same firewall with the same settings on all 3 PCs.

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