Cross-platform network instability

I recently started a new job where everything is Apple, including the Airport Extreme. After investigating some to figure out how to configure the WEP key on both the Airport and my PC laptop, I was finally able to connect to the network.
Since then, however, the network has become unstable. The modem stays connected, but the Airport fails routinely - possibly releasing its DHCP settings. The failure doesn't seem to coincide with any operations, Mac or PC. My network/PC background is strong, but I never used Mac hardware prior to this week. As suggested by the Apple support page, I contacted our ISP and they reported no issues with 802.11-compatible wireless networks.
If anyone has suggestions, I'm all ears...

When you checked into the Extreme settings, did you use the Windows®
AirPort Utility (download from Support) or does someone else there admin
the base stations and keep it secure so as to not allow other non-admin
access? Friends and relatives who have PCs have no issues in connects
to my or other Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station networks.
If all the computers in the local wireless network use the 802.11/g setting
and the base station is set specifically for that (and not b/g) it should be
more stable and alot faster, but 802.11/b users would not have access.
There are several pages of AirPort Support documents; some are general,
a few apply to Windows & Mac users: http://www.apple.com/support/airport/
Hopefully someone with mixed platform experience will have a more direct
answer for you to check. Best of luck in this issue!
PS: Did you find an applicable software update for your PC
among these for working with AirPort base stations? There
are a few and maybe they are not needed; or they are.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75422

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