How can I troubleshoot Internet Sharing (wifi to ethernet)?

Hi hi everyone!
Any idea how to troubleshoot wifi/ethernet Internet Sharing? I use to network a media player (like an AppleTV not made by Apple) and recently it stopped working. Luckily I have two macs in the house to shoot the troubles.
I have an iMac running Leopard 10.5.5 and a Powerbook running Tiger.
I have tried sharing both ways (imac wifi » powerbook ethernet and powerbook wiki » imac ethernet) but am only able to get an IP from the DHCP server (Airport Extreme N base station). I am not able to get on the web (google search, etc).
Where can I look to see what's not working?

Hi Ryan Feeley-
Anything useful in this link: Mac OS X: Connect to the Internet, troubleshoot your Internet connection, and set up a small network ?
Luck-
-DP

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