Can't get Airport Extreme to connect to Internet

I have a D-Link 320T ethernet modem. This works fine connected straight into my Mac, but as soon as its connected to the Airport I loose my internet connection. Its seems to be something to do with my setup, but I'm clueless as to what.
My airport seems to be transmitting something, as my Nintendo DS can pick up the Network name I have created, but it gives me this message "connected to access point, but unable to connect to the server", error code 52100.

Hi Bidge,
Welcome to the Apple.com user discussion boards!
Do you have ADSL? Have you setup the Airport Extreme to establish the PPPoE session with your ISP?
To configure this, please refer to this Apple article - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=166636

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Technoqueen,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
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Hello driverdude. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Although I know you tried multiple resets, please try the following to see if this will get you Internet connectivity with your Comcast modem ...
Try the following, in order, checking for Internet access after each step, or until resolved:
1. If the modem has a reset switch, use it to reset the modem. Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the modem to initialize.
2. Remove power from the modem. If it has a backup battery, remove this as well. Wait 5-10 minutes. Replace the battery, and add power back to the modem.
3. Perform a complete power recycle of your network components as follows:
Modem/Router Power Recycling - Quick
o Power-off the modem, AEBSn, & computer(s); Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the modem; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBSn; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
If this fails to get the modem to "recognize" the Internet router, then try the "Full" version.
Modem/Router Power ReCycling - Full
o Power-off the modem, AEBSn, & computer(s). (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
o Power-on the modem; Wait at least 15 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBSn; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
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Airport Extreme not connecting to Internet

Here's my setup:
imac with Airport Extreme in home office
Airport Express hooked up to home ethernet network in family room to stream itunes (or connect laptop at other end of house)
Just got home and tried connecting my work powerbook to the Airport Extreme network, and suddenly it does not work. Basically times out after trying to connect to internet, even though i get full bars signal-wise, and network diagnostic says i should be connected. I can connect to the Airport Express network in the family room just fine. And my internet connection is working fine over the ethernet network.
Has my Airport Extreme bitten the dust? It's showing full bars, but my Canon i960 stopped printing from it the other day. I thought that was just a problem with the printer, but maybe the problem is my base station?
ps running all the lastest software...
Any suggestions? (Tried restarting cable modem, Airport Extreme, computer, etc. No go.
Thanks for any help.

Hmmm... That's odd that you can't administer the Airport Base Station
from the portable computer (the one you'd later use wirelessly) and
essentially check the thing out thoroughly; see if the firmware and
other things are up to par and the settings are chosen properly.
You'd use the ethernet cable in either case, to access the Base from
the portable or the tower; when you are doing an occasional test and
reset of the Base station. Sometimes, details make a difference.
Another factor may be in how you have the Base station set up to
share internet among computers; the ethernet-only G4 that sees
the through-ported IP dataflow should also be able to administer
the base station. But it may require the Portable, hardwired, to
check the settings and get it to work. I had a similar issue once
with my primary AEBS and had been administering it via a non-
wi-fi B&W G3 tower on ethernet cable; the other computers were
all wi-fi. That worked out great. Currently, I alternately run the iMac
G4 via wireless, and sometimes by wire. I have both set up & ready
and only need to go into the control panel/system preferences; to
make a change. Sometimes the wireless telephone (2.4GHz) is too
close and kills the wireless to my desktop Mac; so I change to wire.
What kinds of addresses are you seeing in your set-up for IP
to each computer? Unless you do actual file-sharing between
them, you can set that up so each computer has a full ISP
address; not those 10.0... or 193.00. or other networking ones.
Sharing a printer is another matter, if you run your AEBS as
though it were a wireless router only, it would be trial & error;
if set up to be wireless printing you'd probably need to get a
wireless USB module to see if that'd work for the G4.
The deal you are talking about, above, is how the device
works. Your G4 tower sees the internet via the through-port
in the AEBS router; it is a wired & wireless router, plus it
can give you wireless printing because it has a USB port.
But only when it is set up correctly. That is easier to do
than it is to write about. When mine fails, I look into it;
and as I suggested in other posts, it will just work later.
PS: In your Portable computer's System Preferences/
Network control pane, see what order it shows the
items or pathways available to connect to the net are
in; if the wireless airport isn't at the top of the list &
is not activated, drag it there. The check-boxes by
each option of course, need to be activated as needed.
When you see a signal, it should be able to find the IP
if the other settings were correct. Sometimes, the basic
defaults work OK right out of the box.
In the portable's System Profiler, you could also see if
there is an assigned IP address given to the computer.
At that point, there should be no reason for it to not work.
Like I said, it is harder to write or talk about it; easier to
see the things and work the strings in the right order!

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