Need Help with 5 Port Switch, Airport Express, and wired iMac

I recently purchased an airport express to accomodate my laptop's wireless capabilities. However, the airport express has only one ethernet port, as does my parents' modem. Thus, I could either hook up the airport or my parent's iMac. I chose the airport, which resulted in a few weeks worth of fights. To alleviate the problem, I purchased a linksys 5 port group switch, after someone told me I could use that to hook up both at the same time. Initially, the iMac wouldn't work. It registered what I was told was an invalid IP address. Then a cable technician came by, reset the modem (unplugged the battery), and now the airport does not work; it flashes yellow and says that it cannot detect the ethernet signal.
The iMac is running OSX 10.3 and the laptop OSX 10.4. I am not sure if the modem can only accomodate one IP address or if there is any way to share IP addresses. Do I need to change something with the DHCP on my laptop? Do I need to manually enter an IP? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm completely lost....and without wireless internet.

Instead of a switch you need a wireless router, because your modem will only assign one public ip address to the switch and that ip address will be forwarded to any one computer at a given time...You should replace the switch with a wireless router and it should resolve your concern...

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