Help - getting internet on a Mac mini (sans Airport) through Express

Hi, let me give you a little background. I am trying to connect a mac mini that as the title says has no airport. I have used an airport to configure it (through an ethernet cable) to join an existing network. Now, once set up I can hook my powerbook and express together and connect to the internet (all of this is with the PB's airport turned off mind you). That leads me to believe that everything is going well, so I take the cable out of my PB and connect the Mini. At this point nothing happens, no internet connection is formed. I try to access the settings for the Express through the Airport Admin utility, yet cannot find it unless I have just factory reset it. I also tried downloading the latest AirPortUpdate from the Apple site.
So there you have it, anyone know how to get the darn Mini on the network through the express?

Use "Applications > Utilities > Airport Admin Utility" to configure the Express base.
If that's done correctly, the Mini should detect the internet connection automatically after a few seconds after pluging the Ethernet cable in.
If not, check "System preferences > Network" and select "Automatic" as "Location".
Post back if you succeeded or not.
chris
Various Powerbooks   Mac OS X (10.4.2)  

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