Problems with non-Apple Router's connection

Question

Hello everyone,
Hope all of you have a nice day.
I just bought a new airport Express, but i do not know how to configure the AE to connect internet.
My situation is: i'm living in a dormitory, and connecting to internet via my university's network. Therefore, in my room. there is only 1 LAN
cable for you to plug in to your computer. The computer has to be set into static ip address.
Here is the information:
IP address: 141.2.179.79
Sub: 255.255.254.0
default gateway: 141.2.179.254
dns: 141.2.22.74
i pluged the LAN cable to WAN port of AE, and manually configured the AE as:
1. Connect to internet using: Ethernet
2. Bridge mode
3. manual TCP/IP:
IP address: 141.2.179.79
Sub: 255.255.254.0
Router address: 141.2.179.254
DNS: 141.2.22.74
After the configuration, the LED goes green - means everything should be fine. But i still cannot connect my computer to internet when pluging the cable from the LAN port (AE and my laptop).
Hope someone has solutions for me
I appreciate your helps.

Answer 1

I'm wondering if it's possible to get the Airport
Express and/or Airport Extreme to extend my wireless
network. I would like to keep my internet connection
going into the Belkin Router.
No this is not possible with your Belkin router.
However you could create a roaming network with the AEBS (Airport Extreeme Base Station) and the Belkin (join them via cable) and then extend the AEBS wireless part of the network with the Airport Express.
Cable Connection -> Belkin Router (on channel 1)
Belkin Router -> AEBS
AEBS (on channel 11) - ))))) Airport Express (also on channel 11) via WDS
You would need to ensure that the AEBS was configured to not distribute IP addresses.
You might as well use the Airport Extreme and extend it with the Airport Express and leave out the Belkin router.