Cannot configure Airport Express via ethernet cable

I am trying to configure my new Airport Express, in order to stream music to it.
I have a wireless switch/router (Linksys), but DHCP is disabled.
My mac has no wireless card, it is connected via cable, on 100Mbps port.
A friend advised me to connect the AE directly via Ethernet cable, in order to first configure it.
I connected the AE to the router, and the Mac (in the Airport Setup wizard) tells me that "No airport card is installed" (correct). I then click on "Continue", and I can choose between "Configure a new Airport station" and "Modify...".
If I select "Configure...". I get the following message (I am translating from french): The Wizard detected a new Airport Express called "Base Station 5f6281". Good!
But If I click "Continue", it will report "An orror occured when contacting the selected Airport station".
What should I do?
If, instead of selecting "Configure..", I try to "Modify an existing configuration", I have the same when I then click on "identify". What is the trick?
Thanks for your help
Robin

Follow the instructions posted here by David Lovell (which work equally well for Macs and PCs):
David Lovell, "Airtunes for XP with a Wired/Wireless network" #1, 09:05pm Jan 8, 2005 CDT
Notes:
1. You MUST re-enable DHCP on your router. If you don't, the Airport Express won't be able to get an IP address. If your Airport Express doesn't get an IP address, your Mac won't be able to communicate with it.
2. When configuring via an ethernet connection, you must use the Airport Admin Utility (David's article tells you this as well). The Airport Setup Assistant can only be used if you are going to do the configuration wirelessly from an Airport card equipped Mac.

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Hello Brian Hunt1. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
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Wireless Password....Exact same setting as your AirPort Extreme network
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Perform a Factory Default Reset on the Express to get everything back to a known state as follows:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
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My MacBook Pros Wifi-antenna has stopped working and tells me there is no hardware installed.
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I have a airport Extreme connected to a cable modem and all my devices connect to the internet this way. I also have 3 airport express which I use to extent the network and route music to three different rooms. This has been wireless but because I have been expierienceing drop out of these expresses I ran cat 5e to each location and hooked them up. This disabled my entire network. When I unplug them everything works again. I can not seem to figure out how to set these up for use. Any sugestions?

Other than stating that you connected the AirPort Express devices using an Ethernet cable, your post does not mention what other configuration changes that you may....or may not...have made.
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Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same name as the AirPort Extreme wireless network
Enter a check mark next to Allow this network to be extended
Radio Mode = Automatic
Radio Channel = Automatic
Wireless Security = Same setting as the AirPort Extreme network
Wireless Password = Same password as the AirPort Extreme wireless network
Confirm Password
Click the Internet icon
Click the Internet Connection Tab
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Update to save settings
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