Cant see airport express on my network

i have a dual g5 hooked up to a airport extreme base station via ethernet
i recently got an airport extreme g (from a friend) i want to use to stream music to a small set of speakers in another room
i cant get my computer to see the express in airport utility
i also have an intel macbook here that i connect to the network wired and wirelessly if that helps
thanks
eliot

ebyron, Welcome to the discussion area!
i recently got an airport extreme g (from a friend) i want to use to stream music to a small set of speakers in another room
AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) or AirPort Express (AX)?
Since your dual G5 is connected via Ethernet, you would need to connect the AX via Ethernet temporarily to the dual G5 to configure the AX. OR you could use your MacBook to configure the AX.

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