Configuring wired desktop through airport extreme

I have successfully connected a cable modem to the airport extreme and to my wireless mac. However, i need to connect my roommate's dell desktop to the internet and i hoped to do it through airport extreme. My problem is that i cannot get her computer to recognize that it is plugged into the LAN (<-->) port of my airport.
Can anyone help me with a step by step of what i need to do on her computer? (I've tried the network settings, but i cannot figure it out.)
She has a Windows XP computer. We're connected through Comcast and have a comcast username and password.
Also, i want to use security but if i set up a WPA password will she be able to connect? Thanks.

Vinita, Welcome to the discussion area!
Sorry, but I know very little about how to configure XP. Essentially you want to configure it to use Ethernet and DHCP to get an IP address.
You want to ensure that your AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) is configured to distribute IP addresses.
WPA and WEP only affect wireless connections and have nothing to do with Ethernet connections.

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(whose signal it is remains a mystery).
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