Creating a Mac/XP wired/airport network

Hi
A little help please, I'm clearly confusing myself. My neighbour has a broadband connection via USB ADSL modem which I would like to connect to wirelessly.
I bought an Airport Extreme base and discovered that the USB modem doesn't have enough sockets to support her USB connection and ethernet link to the airport. I installed a network card into the XP machine so I could connect her machine via ethernet to the airport and ran the phone line from the Airport to the phone socket.
First problem: The XP machine cannot connect to the internet through the Airport Base. (ethernet plugged into the <-> socket) Admittedly I haven't installed any airport software on the XP machine. Would this be the cause of the problems? I would have to download drivers etc. since I don't have the airport CD. Is there anything else I would need to do in terms of account/network connections?
Also, despite the Airport Base being turned on and my Mac having Airport turned on there is nothing to indicate on the Mac that an airport exists. Any ideas? There are other wireless networks in the area I can pick up on the Mac.
Anything else obvious I'm missing?
Would welcome a few pointers.
Thanks
Alan

You have got yourself into a bit of a pickle.
]My neighbour has a broadband connection via USB ADSL modem which I would like to connect to wirelessly.
You can not connect (as you have found out) an Airport Extreme Base Station to an USB ADSL Modem.
You have a few choices:
* replace the USB ADSL modem with an Ethernet ADSL Router
or
* as it appears you are trying to do, share her connection via ethernet using ICS
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
ICS can be difficult to configure, and one of the better guides on the web can be found here:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/
]and ran the phone line from the Airport to the phone socket.
You don't want to do this, as you are not using the phone connection for the Airport base station, you need an ADSL modem in between. You can not use the USB modem you need an ethernet modem.
]The XP machine cannot connect to the internet through the Airport Base. (ethernet plugged into the <-> socket)
It won't be able to as the Airport is not connected to the internet.
]Admittedly I haven't installed any airport software on the XP machine. Would this be the cause of the problems?
You don't need the Airport software on the XP PC as it would be easier to use the software on the Mac.
]Also, despite the Airport Base being turned on and my Mac having Airport turned on there is nothing to indicate on the Mac that an airport exists. Any ideas? There are other wireless networks in the area I can pick up on the Mac.
How far away from the base station are you? If you are next door you may have problems picking up the signal.
The other wireless networks can interfere and make it difficult to get a connection.

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