Constantly dropping PPOe connection

I run 2 airport expresses. One has the ethernet cable attached to it and a printer and speakers, the other only has a printer and speakers attached. I have a powerbook and an ibook. I used to have problems about once a month with connectivity. It would drop the connection and say PPOe searching. Now this happens daily, more than once daily. There are no problems with my provider. Can someone help me figure out why the connection keeps dropping?

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