Help needed! Airport extreme problem

I've had a lighting strike in my back yard that blew out my underground cable, the in-line splitter where the cable enters the house, and now I'm suspecting that the internet connection port on my base station extreme is also damaged.
The cable and splitter have been fixed, I have cable (TV) but no internet
I have a G4 that is not Airport capable, a G5 dual that is running airport and I can bypass the base station and plug the ethernet cable into my G4 processor and have internet access.
I'm not having any luck when I plug the ethernet cable into the G5, it still says I'm not connected to the internet. (I'm not real familiar with setting up the internet connection using the ethernet cable, and that may be the source of my difficulty when attempting to plug directly into the G5.)
Both machines are running Tiger.
Is it possible that the input for the internet cable on the bas station could be damaged by a power surge?
How do I test the base station to verify just what is wrong?
Many thanks for any help,
Blumer

I'm not real familiar with setting up the internet connection using the ethernet cable, and that may be the source of my difficulty when attempting to plug directly into the G5.
Here's the steps to setup network access for the Built-in Ethernet on your G5
System Preferences > Network > Show > Network Port Configurations
o Verify that a Built-in Ethernet option exists. If it does not, click "New" to create one. (Note: If you are unable to create a Built-in Ethernet configuration, the Ethernet card in your computer either doesn't exist or it is not recognized.)
o Verify that Built-in Ethernet is "On" (checked)
o Verify that Built-in Ethernet is at the top of the list. If it isn't, you can drag it to the top.
TCP/IP tab
o Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
o Configure IPv6: Automatically or Off
Proxies tab
o Configure Proxies: Manually
o Select a proxy server to configure: <All proxies should be unchecked unless you specifically require a proxy for Internet access.>
o Exclude simple hostnames (unchecked)
o Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts & Domains: <leave blank>
o Use Passive FTP Mode (PASV) (checked)
Ethernet tab
o Configure: Automatically
Is it possible that the input for the internet cable on the bas station could be damaged by a power surge?
Yes, based on your description of the aftermath of the lightning strike, it is very possible that the WAN port has been damaged.
How do I test the base station to verify just what is wrong?
If you confirmed that both of your computers can get Internet access by connecting them directly (via Ethernet) to the cable modem, then try the following.
With the AEBS connected to the cable modem via Ethernet, connect either of your computers to the AEBS's LAN port. Can you access the Internet? If not, then there is a good chance that the AEBS was damaged.

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