Simple networking problem XP Pro SP2 wireless 10.4.3 (mac mini)

Hi all
I wish to set up a wireless network between my new mac mini and a laptop running windows. I need some help with IP settings I think...
Initially I'd like to get bidirectional filesharing working. Eventually I'd like to share internet from mac OSX to laptop XP.
mac has OSX 10.4.3 , 1.5GHz , 1GB , airport option
laptop has XP Pro , SP2 , 802.11b/g , 10/100 ethernet
I've been able to share dial up internet from the laptop to the mac via an ethernet cable, and also get filesharing working in both directions with a physical connection.
Wireless is the problem.
The mac is connected to a dynalink DSL modem/router identifying as 192.168.1.1. The mac ethernet IP is set to use DHCP and sets itself up as 192.168.1.2 using 192.168.1.1 as a router. Both on subnet 255.255.255.0. Mac broadband internet works fine.
I think I need to know IP details to configure the mini's inbuilt airport to wirelessly network with the laptop. For example, should I set the TCP/IP manually, or DHCP with manual address, or what? And to what address?
I think I also need to know what IP settings to configure the XP wifi card with. For example, can I tell the card to use DCHP or will I need to set it manually?
I can get the XP box to connect wirelessly to a secure network I create with mac--so I don't think it's a WEP key issue--but I can't get pings through or create shares in either direction--prolly cause the IP settings are all wrong...
If I try to share the internet from "built in ethernet" to "airport" then the XP can't connect wirelessly at all.
I know the laptop card is physically OK because it functions okay at work (well it did until I screwed up the settings).
Sorry to be so clueless.

Thanks for the suggestion--didn't work, but I'm not confident that I'm fully understanding what you are recommending... to recap
I have on Mac mini
router: 192.168.1.1 sub 255.255.255.0
ethernet: 192.168.1.2 sub 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 (set by "use DHCP" , ip tossed by router)
airport: ??can't figure out what to use??
On laptop
802.11g card , "use DHCP", connects at work
You are saying set the mac mini airport card to
192.168.X.X sub 255.255.255.0
I tried 192.168.1.4 sub 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1
also 192.168.10.4 sub 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1
I also tried forcing the laptop card to configure as
192.168.1.3 sub 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1
Wireless network connects but I can't ping between machines.
With mac "internet sharing" to airport on, I can't get ANY wireless connection from windows to the mac network.
I MUST be misunderstanding something(s) here.
* Firewall settings? Would these block pings?
* Bridging ethernet-airport on the mac?
* DNS settings? I don't need 'em for broadband..does the router handle this?
If anybody out there is networking wirelessly from an XP machine directly to a mac mini OSX 10.4.3 airport, I'd be *eternally gratefull* if you could share the tcp/ip setting details of the various interfaces.
cheers

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