Can't configure AEBS 802.11g

Hey there All,
I've got an AEBS 802.11g. I had it running at my church with a secured network and life was good. A couple of weeks ago, the "Windows" guy plugged a PC into the ethernet port on the AEBS and then the network freaked out. I couldn't connect to the network I'd set up using my MacBook, the Mac(17" FP G4)I have at church or my iPod Touch. I was finally able to re-set it and have it located with the default configuration but, It shows a yellow/amber dot in the Airport Utility sidebar, configuration fails and shows error -6754. Any ideas on what might have happened? Did the Windows box/software damage my Base Station?
Thanks.

It's highly unlikely that just connecting a Windows-based device can "damage" the base station, but of course, it is always possible that the base station's configuration was altered to render it non-workable.
I would suggest starting by performing a "factory default" reset on the 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS). This should get the AEBS in the same configuration it was in when first removed from the box. This would mean the AEBS would provide an unsecured wireless network with a Network Name of something like Apple Network NNNNNN.
Once verified, that you can connect to the AEBS, either by wire or wireless, you can then use the AirPort Utility to reconfigure it as needed.

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Thanks, Duane, but I think my question may be unclear. Here at home, I have a DSL modem and right now I am accessing the internet with it connected to AEB's WAN port.
However, I will be traveling to a place with only dial-up access and want to take the AEBS with me, so I can use its dial-up modem.
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Since my home phone is set up for DSL, I was wondering if that might be causing the problem. I've been disconnecting the DSL modem and plugging the phone line directly into the AEBS modem port. But all attempts to log on to AOL by dial-up have failed.
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Hi
I have two AEBS connected in a WDS. One is the old 802.11g and the other the 1.gen 802.11n.
I have read that establishing a WDS with mixed (802.11g & 802.11n) AirPorts can only operate in the 802.11g Radio Mode AND for every base station added the overall bandwidth would be cut in half.
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