Configure Airport with an existing wi-fi network.

I''m trying to configure my new Airport express. I already have a wi-fi at home and my router is not an apple one.
I would like to stream music from my living room through my stereo and stream the same music in my dinning room through ihome iw2.
I want to send my music from my ipod.
I was able to connect (wireless) my ipod to ihome iw2.
When I try to connect my AirPort, my ipod is connect to internet but didn't find the AirPort even they are side by side.
My ipod is the only apple machine I have for now.
I find a discussion between Bob Timmons and Gunnar Lind few days ago who have the same problems as me, except that Bob give him some tips to perform with mac, so I'm blocked...
I'm french speaking, but read well english... so pardon me for my english writing if it's not perfect!
Thanks a lot... hope to enjoy music in all my house!
Julie

Now, I cannot see the network related to my Air Port...
Is there any way to reset? I do it on the airport with the reset button, but on the ipod?
And I see when I was able to reach the  airport network that the ip adress was not the same, I think they should be the same, is it right? So How do I do that on my ipod?
I' able to see that the airport works, because I can send music wirelessly from my ipod ti my ihome iw2...
I just miss little steps...
Thank you for your help!

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