Having trouble connecting to a mac configured as a wireless AP

Hi,
I'm having trouble setting up my wireless network.
I have,
1. Macbook connected to internet through a router (via Ethernet), and configured to work as a wireless AP under the sharing panel in System Preference (internet sharing enabled)
2. Airport Express configured to join my existing wireless network
3. Xbox 360 connected to the Airport Express via Ethernet
My Macbook and Airport Express is on the same wireless network, and I can see the AE from my macbook and stream music through airtunes without a problem.
But I can't go on xbox live from my xbox, getting "xbox cannot obtain a valid IP" error.
Is it possible to set it up like this?
any help would be much appreciated.

rickmasta, Welcome to the discussion area!
Sorry but that will not work. When the AirPort Express (AX) is connected as a wireless client to the network provided by the MacBook the AX's Ethernet port is disabled.
To make this work you would need to create the wireless network with another AX, an AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS), or a Time Capsule. Then you would configure that device and your current AX to work together to wirelessly extend the network. Then the AX's Ethernet port would be active.

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