Incredibly Perplexing AirPort Express / AirPort Snow Problem

I was happily browsing the web until midnight last night, then nothing.
1. Charter Cable Internet works fine when plugged directly into cable modem via ethernet cable
2. Internet works fine wirelessly on both computers (iBook G4, MacBook, both running 10.4.10) when tapping into neighbor's wireless network (which is how I'm e-mailing you)
3. Neither computer will access the internet on either our AirPort or AirPort Express, even though we get a full signal and both are recognized. I have done hard resets on both to no avail. Note: the AirPort and AirPort Express are run one at a time.
So, our wireless cards are fine. We can tap into a network. Our
connection to the Internet is fine.
What would be the problem for both computers and both the AE and AirPort when tapping into charter via the wireless system.

Answered in another question.

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