Remote speakers appear but fail to connect

[Also posted in the AirPort for Windows discussion forum.]
I have had AirTunes running for over a year, requiring only the occasional reboot. We rely on it for music throughout the house. The setup:
wired LAN of multiple Windows XP Pro computers, Windows Firewall configured for iTunes and Bonjour and File Sharing ->
Linksys WRV54G router wirelessly connected to ->
AirPort Express (latest firmware update 6.3.0.1 didn't fix the problem) configured as a relay on the same wireless network.
The AE appropriately lights up steady green (or flashing amber when I reboot the router) and the remote speakers appear appropriately in the iTunes speaker menu (iTunes v 6.0.4.2). Obviously, the box to look for airtunes speakers is checked. Music plays out of my computer's speakers just fine.
THE PROBLEM IS that when I select the remote speakers I get the "Connecting to [remote speakers]" dialog, which ultimately times out in a failure, repeatedly. Ditto for checking the box next to the remote speakers when I select "multiple speakers."
I believe I checked internet access through a powerbook wired to the AE and that worked fine (powerbook ->wired to AE ->wireless to router ->to internet).
Anybody else with this problem recently? So many iTunes updates came out so quickly that I can't tell if this is the problem. Any ideas of what else to fiddle with?
Homebuilt Windoze Windows XP Pro Linksys WRV54G router, AirPort Express

I have been running into similiar issues with a few AirPort Express units I have put in for other folks lately in both MAC and PC networks.
AirPort Express units are all running version 6.2 firmware.
AirTunes works fine, then you can not longer connect to the remote speakers after some period of time. The AE has has a Green LED lit. Unplug the AE for 30 seconds and life is good, for a while.
I am planning on changing the AE from DCHP to a static IP address to see how things work.
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I have had AirTunes running for over a year, requiring only the occasional reboot. We rely on it for music throughout the house. The setup:
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