AE + Earthlink + 2 laptops = :), + AX = :(

We had Earthlink DSL, with a Netopia PPPoE DSL modem, two powerbooks, and an Extreme base station. This enabled both computers to connect at the same time to the internet wirelessly (DHCP), and worked fine except for the poor range across all of our house. Today I added an Apple Express as a remote base station to carry the signal to the weak area of the house. I was dissappointed to find that I could not get both computers online simultanesouly. Earthlink complains via a web page and asks for a password each time one of the computers is used in turn. Once one computer gains access, the other loses it. 4 IPs are used up (one for each laptop and one for each base station). Both laptops cannot gain access at the same time. When I removed AX, and configured from scratch, I again got both 'books online at the same time. When I put AX back in, same issue. Has anyone experienced this problem with Earthlink or other services? Has anyone managed this configuration with another service? Does anyone have an idea how to configure so that I can get simultaneous access again using two wireless devices? Earthlink tech support said they don't support more than one wireless device in terms of telling the user how to configure things (too complicated), but that it should be possible and I should hit up Apple for instructions.
Cheers,
-Dave

Set up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
(Note: To facilitate setting up the base stations, place them in near proximity of each other during the set up phase.)
Set up the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) as the WDS Main Base Station, by connecting directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the LAN port of the AEBS, and then use the AirPort Admin Utility, located in /Applications/Utilities, to make the following settings.
WDS Tab
- Enable this base station as a WDS: main base station (checked)
- Enable wireless clients on this base station (optional)
- Click "+" to add Remote/Relay Base Stations.
-- Select the Base Station that you want to be the WDS Remote/Relay.
-- AirPort ID: <verify that this is the correct wireless MAC address for the Base Station you are adding as a Remote/Relay.
-- Auto configure as a WDS remote base station (checked)
-- Click "OK."
- Verify that the Remote/Relay Base Station has been added to the list.
- Click "Update," and then verify the settings for the Remote/Relay.
-- Allow wireless clients on this base station (checked)
-- New network name: <verify that this is the same as the network name for the AEBS>
-- TCP/IP: Configure using DHCP
-- Base Station Password: <the Remote/Relay Base Station password>
-- Confirm: <same as previous step>
-- Click "OK."

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