Airport express and flashing amber light

Decided to go wireless to take advantage of new printer with wireless capablities. ibook bought in 01 did not have airport card, so got refurb airport card (802.11g). Bought Airport express at local shop (AX?). Put in Airport card by self without problem (impressed wife). Set up AX with Airport assistant. Have DSL modem through earthlink (Netopia). First window; set up new base station. Check. Second window; identify new wireless network. Check. Third window; Choice between connection with a home router or direct connection between internet and base station with a DSL modem. Naturally, initially choose DSL modem. Next window security; 128 WEP (more compatible with older wireless) or WPA2 ( more secure). Go with WPA2. Next windows PPoE account name/passwords, etc. Set up complete. Result: Can not connect to internet. Error window: can't find server. Airport icon in menu bar displaying "looking for PPoE host" Of note, the light on the AX is solid green. Reset the AX. Try again using the 128 WEP security with same result. Reset the AX. Try again using the home router choice instead of DSL modem with WPA2 security. Same result. Reset the AX. Try again with home router choice and 128 WEP security. Result: Can connect to internet, but can not connect with printer and light on AX is now flashing amber! Wife not impressed. Why doesn't the DSL modem choice work since that is what I have and what does "looking for PPPoE host" mean? Do I have the PPPoE account name/password wrong. Why does the AX light flash amber if I am connected to the internet? Am I still secure? Why can I not print if I am indeed connected to the wireless network (the printer is on, on the printer list, etc)? Thoughts welcomed prior to spending the bucks to talk to a support tech.
ibook 500Mhz Power PC G3 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

did not have airport card, so got refurb airport card (802.11g)
I need to verify which AirPort card (the original or the Extreme) you installed in your iBook. The 2001 iBook models were AirPort ready, meaning they can only work with the original AirPort card. (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107908)
or WPA2 ( more secure). Go with WPA2
WPA2 would be the best choice, except if you installed the original AirPort card which doesn't support WPA2. However, it will work with WPA if it meets certain requirements.
Airport icon in menu bar displaying "looking for PPoE host"
When using DSL service that requires PPPoE for connectivity and a wireless router, the router is the only device required to be set up for PPPoE access. All wireless Mac computers connecting to the router need to be setup for DHCP access, as follows:
System Preferences > Network > Show > Network Port Configurations
- Verify that an AirPort option exists. If it does not, click "New" to create one. - Verify that AirPort is "On" (checked)
- Verify that AirPort is at the top of the list. If it isn't, you can drag it to the top.
Systems Preferences > Network > Show > AirPort
AirPort tab
- By default, join: Automatic
TCP/IP tab
- Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
- Configure IPv6: Automatically or Off
Proxies tab
- Configure Proxies: Manually
- Select a proxy server to configure: <All proxies should be unchecked unless you specifically require a proxy for Internet access.>
- Exclude simple hostnames (unchecked)
- Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts & Domains: <leave blank>
- Use Passive FTP Mode (PASV) (checked)

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The AirPort Express flashing yellow means it it not receiving a valid IP address. This is issued by your router.
I recommend disabling your Netgear's "Wireless Access List" until you get it resolved.
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Read about designing AirPort Networks here: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/designing_airport_networks_10.5-windows.pdf
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