Imac-ethernet-airport express-2wire gateway

I bought an imac g4, 17" 1.25GHz. I am trying to connect to a ATT DSL 2Wire gateway. The iMac's wireless was via a hawking usb adaptor. That worked clunky, and when I tried to update the drivers it started crashing the system. I uninstalled the drivers and now the stick is non functional.
I went to the genius bar and asked what to do. Answer: buy a used airport extreme card on ebay. I did that and installed it. The reception was very weak, and I could only connect if I was within 4 feet of the gateway.
I went back to the genius bar. The genius put a different airport extreme card in the iMac and verified the weak reception; genius says the antenna doesn't work. I asked him what to do. He said third party repair shop to fix the antenna, or connect with airport express.
I have an airport express that I use for airtunes, so I decided to try that. I have it configured to Join A Wireless Network and to Allow Ethernet Clients. I had previously connected my Viera TV this way, but it was a pretty fragile connection.
The iMac says that ethernet is working but it will not connect to the gateway. (i.e, in network assistant the first button is green but the second is yellow.)
Any help would be appreciated.

1. Is it correct to configure Airport Express to Join Another Network and Allow Ethernet Clients?
Yes
2. If so, what do I have to do to get the Imac to connect via the ethernet connection? (on 10.4.11)
Verify that you have a good ethernet cable by testing it. Then verify that the ethernet card is working correctly on the iMac. You'll need to temporarily connect the iMac directly to one of the LAN <-> ports on the 2Wire router. If you can connect to the Internet, you know the ethernet card is good on the iMac.
Then verify that the ethernet port is working on the AirPort Express by testing it with another computer's ethernet port. Turn off the wireless on the computer and verify that you can connect. If you can't, power cycle the entire network as follows:
Power everything down, order is not important
Power up the modem first and let it run a few moments, then start the 2Wire router and let it run a few moments, then the AirPort Express the same way and finally your computers one at a time the same way
Once you have verified that the ethernet port is working on the AirPort Express and the other computer, try connecting it to the iMac. Power cycle as above if necessary.
3. Is it possible to fix the airport antenna, or is it a hopelessly expensive repair?
Assuming that the antenna is at fault, it's almost always a very simple connector that has come loose or wire that needs re-soldering. This takes a few seconds to fix. But it probably takes an hour to disassemble the computer first, then assemble it after the repair. It's time intensive, so you might want to get an estimate first. If no problem is found, you'll still pay the same labor rate for the "repair".
Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

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