Airport Express/Modem incompatibility

My Prestige 630-C Series ADSL USB Modem works perfectly for my DSL connection to my Powerbook G4 by way of the Ethernet Adaptor (EN2). Great. I purchased an Airport Express hooked it up to my stereo and configured it using the AirPort setup assistant to my Powerbook G4. Works beautifully. Wow. My problem is when I turn on the Airport to listen to the stereo Safari stops working till I turn off the Airport. I would love to browse the internet and listen to the stereo via Airport. Suggestions please on how to use both functions at the same time. Cheers.
powerbook G4 15"   Mac OS X (10.4)  
powerbook G4 15"   Mac OS X (10.4)  

The short version is this: Your powerbook can't
communicate wired and wirelessly at the same time.
When you turn on airport your ethernet closes and
vice versa. If you want to allow sharing and use your
powerbook as the wireless bridge you have to do so at
the expense of security. You might consider putting
in a wireless router and running your powerbook
wirelessly but be warned that I have come across a
large number of posts with problems using wireless
routers with USB modems.
I'm not sure I follow because I have been able to use both Wireless and Wired ethernet connections at the same time. Go to Apple > System Preferences > Sharing > Internet. You'll see that you have an option where you can share X internet connection (e.g. Ethernet) to other computers via other ports. Now, I don't know if that will work for the AEX.
In the past, I've used this feature to get my PowerBook G4 hooked to the internet. My landlady runs a wireless network in the house but my room is a bit far from the router .The PowerBook is not able to pick up the signal well because of the metal shell but my iBook with its plastic shell does brilliantly. So, I have my iBook connected wirelessly to the router. Then with ethernet cable, I connect the iBook and PowerBook G4. Essentially, my iBook is acting as a wireless router/bridge.
Play around with the internet share feature and see if you can get your current equipment to do what you want without buying new equipment.
Cheers!

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