Airport Extreme (g) to Airport Extreme (g) Extend WDS setup fails

I have attempted to set this up for several days now, with breaks for sleep and raising a family of three. I am still unsuccessful. I have AT&T DSL, using a Speedstream DSL "modem" (which is not a modem at all, but I digress). My original AIrport is setup properly and has worked for years! I tried to set up another Airport Extreme G to extend the network, even though I suspect the outcome will
1) allow me to surf the net from the back porch
2) while crushing the access speed to the internet
Still I want to try this out as I have never been able to make it work.
At first I tried to set up manually, because I am a consultant after all and I have been doing this Mac/Networking stuff for years, and I actually get paid from time to time!
After many failed attempts I finally set it up by:
1) Turning off WDS on the Main
2) restoring the remote Extreme to factory settings
3) Using the Wizard to setup the remote Extreme, selecting the "extend my wireless network" option, and selecting the original Extreme from the pull down list (making it the Main in a WDS).
Then it starts to configure... and it fails when setting up the Main...I tried this a couple times with the same result.
Both Airport Extreme G, 5.7,  AIrport Utility 5.5.2
Mac OS 10.6.7, MacBook (black), Intel Duo Core, 2.2 Ghz, 2G RAM, blah blah blah
I fear that this simply doesn't work. All I want to do is EXTEND MY WIRELESS TO THE BACKYARD. It can't be this hard. Really!
Thanks,
Jeffrey

Did you follow Apple's instructions for WDS here?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4262
I had a few old AirPort Express devices here, followed the guide to verify, and had no problems.  Most mistakes occur when entering the MAC address or AirPort ID address.
Users tend to enter an "O" (letter O) instead of a "0" (number zero), or a "l" (small letter L) instead of a "1" (number one), or similar.

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