Trouble with Airport Express install

Hi Everyone,
I just received my airport express and followed the guide to attach the eithernet/internet cable. I have a Powerbook G-4 with updated OSX 10.4 and aiport card installed. I have attached to my Motorola cable modem to a Linksys eitherfast 10/100 5 port workgroup switch router to distribute the eithernet connection to my pc computer by direct eithernet line in, and the second output goes to the airport express. The airport express is clearly being seen by my powerbook, with full power, but it is not receiving the internet signal from the airport express. But my pc is getting full internet function, just one port away on the same hub. I've also taken the eithernet cable that was working fine in my pc and connected it to the airport express, then rebooted everything, including a reset on the airport express. Still don't get an internet connection. Does anyone know what might be wrong?

The problem is that the Ethernet hub is not the proper device to use for sharing an Internet connection. You need to replace the hub with an inexpensive router.
Your ISP is giving you a single public IP address. The PC is winning the race and getting that IP address. You need a router to use that single public IP address and then create multiple local IP addresses for your devices.
The AirPort Express (AX) is a router but (since it only has a single Ethernet port) can not support Ethernet clients.

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