Connecting airport extreme to macbook and windows 7 desktop

Hello,
I currently connect my macbook to the internet via airport extreme wifi. I tried to also connect my windows 7 desktop to the airport via ethernet, but the PC is saying I have no internet connection. Are there any configuration / settings I need to adjust in windows 7 to allow me to connect properly? I am a novice when it comes to home networking.
Thanks

Does your Desktop also have wireless? If so, Windows 7 configures wireless by default. You may need to set up the wired LAN settings in Windows 7. This is a guess because the several times I've installed Windows 7 on my Mac Pro it always set up the wireless by default. Until I removed the wireless setup it wouldn't let me connect via Ethernet. Apparently Windows 7 gives priority to wireless.
I'm no Windows 7 expert but this has been my observation.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1253
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