AirPort Extreme as a client

I have my DSL modem connected to a 2 year old Netgear wireless ( 802.11b )router. I have my network security set for "none" (no password) . This has always worked fine with my multipe Macs. Now I want to add a new AirPort Extreme Wireless Base Station only as a client for USB printing and iTunes in another room by my G5. How do I set ithe AirPort Extreme up as a client? The AirPort Extreme amber light blinks slowly indicating a network connection problem. The G5 sees the AirPort Extreme but shows an error message when attempting to connect to it. I am not trying to access the internet nor extend range through the AirPort Extreme, because I don't think it can with the Netgear base station. I will eventually rewire my connection and use the full AirPort Extreme WBS fuctionality just not yet.

Vonb,
Currently, the Airport extreme does not support wireless client mode, nor does it stream iTunes. You can find information on what the yellow light blinking means in Knowledge Base Article 305101(http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305101). Apple does make the Airport Express BaseStation (http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/) , which appears to meet the requirements that you are looking for.
Regards,
John

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P.S.: sorry for my "broken" english
Message was edited by: Rayced

Resolved by myself. It works only setting the Dlink dwl-2000AP+ wireless client connection (wireless pane in the admin control of it) as open with WEP 128bits and using as key an ascii password of 13 charcaters. The Airport Extreme's wireless encryption should be set as WEP, using the same password of 13 charcaters. I still can't uderstand why the WPA/WPA2 encryption wouldn't work since the Dlink dwl-2000AP is WPA capable.
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