Airport express problem - mac newbie!

hey all. got my macbook pro this morning and boy is this thing fast!!! no noticible whine or buzz either. This is my first mac so i'm not quite sure what everything does yet!
I bought an airport express unit with my laptop, i ran the CD and then used airport assistant but i can't seem to get it to stop flashing amber. The connection is working fine (i am currently connected directly over ethernet). I've ran airport assistant 3 times now and the light just stays flashing on amber. I'm in the UK and connected to NTL, could someone post me a step by step guide of how to sort this out.
Thanks!
Sam

Hi Brett
I too am in the UK and use NTL, got my MacBookPro on monday this week and have Airport Express and mine works fine - it was amber until I pulled the power supply from my NTL box, leave for a minute then reconnect and reboot, it should (hopefully) turn green after flashing amber for a bit.
Cheers
Dave

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