Playing AirTunes from Mac via wifi (Orange Livebox) to Airport Express

I connect to the internet and serve a wifi network via an Orange Livebox (ADSL router + wifi) in my study. I've just bought an Airport Express with the aim of using AirTunes to stream music from my Mac to the lounge. I've also got a MacBook and ageing iBook and so use WEP instead of WPA.
Now I've managed to configure the AE to join the Livebox's network (remembering to prefix my 128-bit WEP key with a $ - took me ages to find that info) and have held the "1" button down to put it in pairing mode, but it won't give it an IP address via DHCP. I've tried configuring a static IP (10.1.1.50) using the Airport Utility which should fit in the IP range of the Livebox's LAN but although this gives me a green light, I can't ping it from my Mac.
I don't want to have to buy an Airport Extreme just to play my tunes in the lounge! Has anyone tried all this with a Livebox or similar third party wifi router?
Thanks, Barry

Hi Bob - thanks for your reply!
I guess I need to try and find out what my bottleneck is. It could be:
(1) My laptop connecting to my network wirelessly
(2) My Airport Express connecting to my network wirelsssly
(3) Both
Just thinking out loud here: your suggestion sounds like it would address (2) - if that's sufficient then my problem is solved. However, I do know that if I connect my media drive to the MBP via USB, but still have wireless connections for the MBP and Airport Express, I can get decent streaming performance. So perhaps I should try temporarily connecting the Airport Express and TC with a really long Ethernet cable to see if that is good enough when the laptop is still connected wirelessly, in which case I could then go the Ethernet powerline route.
Thanks! I guess I have a little project to keep me busy for the long weekend!
Cheers,
Justin

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