MacBook in office unable to detect AirPort Extreme's signal?

Hello all.
I took my "old" AirPort Extreme Base Station (white UFO) to the office, connect it to a cable modem, wired network to my main G5 Tower (OS 10.4.11) and wireless network (closed) to my MacBook (OS 10.5.1).
I reset the B.S. and went through the setup utility inside the MacBook. On first try, I was able to establish and connect the wireless signal to my MacBook, although strangely, certain websites were not accessible, simple website like http://www.leoparddocks.com/ was not accessible.
This "intermittent" problem got worse a few days later where the MacBook totally cannot load any pages from Safari, although the AirPort Signal Strength on the Menu Bar is full (The B.S. is just beneath the desk)
I can even access all of the B.S.'s settings and configurations through the MacBook, but just not able to load any pages in Safari.
My original plan was to have the G5 Tower "enjoy" dual network of office intranet and also the internet via the wired network cable from the B.S. (Yes I know I will have to toggle between the 2 networks) and also wireless network access on my MacBook. But now seems like the plan is back to "square one", I have to plug the cable and hook it into the MacBook.
If anyone knows how to solve this thing is greatly appreciated.
Thanks and cheers

I stopped by my local apple retail store and had a quick chat w/one of the lovely employees. He checked with a Genius and suggested I plug the ethernet cables into the appropriate ports and make sure both computers were set to use DHCP in network settings. The fact that I was running my iMac on Panther (not Tiger or Leopard) should not make a difference b/c the iMac was hardwired via ethernet to the airport and had current airport software.
It took a little tweaking on my part at home, but using that advice I literally had both computers on the internet in less than 20 minutes. Those guys really are geniuses!
Thanks!

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