WET54G to connect a WRT54G and WAP54G?

I currently live in western Uganda where we have set up a wireless network to share a satellite ISP connection (between houses separated by about 100 meters).
The system has been previously configured as follows (the ISP requires that we use their set of Static IPaddresses).
Our old system looked like this (and this wireless network has worked for us for about 5 years!)
WAP54G (call it #1)
WAP54G v.2 (call it #2) - this one is connected to the satellite gateway via Ethernet 8-port Linksys switch
WAP54G ( #1)
IP Address 172.16.148.204
Subnet 255.255.255.224
Gateway   172.16.148.193
Mode: AP
Channel - 6
SSID: CCRouter
WAP54G (#2)
IP address 172.16.148.199
Subnet mask 255.255.255.255.224
gateway 172.16.148.193
Mode: Client
channel 6
SSID: CCRouter
The WAP54G #1 allowed us to disconnect the standard small rear antennas and connect large external parabolic antennas (via coaxial cables) which could be roof mounted and allow distant houses to catch the broadcasted wireless signal.
In a rainstorm, the WAP54G#1 died.
So, all we have now is a WRT54G which does not have disconnect-able rear antennas. We do have , however, a WET54G Ethernet bridge.
The WET54G has a connector which will allow us to connect to a roof-mountable unidirectional rod antenna via coax cable. The WET54G can connect to the WRT54G via Ethernet cable.
The current settings are as follows:
1
IP address 172.16.148.204
Subnet 255.255.255.224
Gateway 172.16.148.193
Mode: AP
Channel - 6
SSID - CCRouter
2
IP Address: 172.16.148.199
Subnet 255.255.255.224
Gateway 172.16.148.193
Mode: Client
Channel 6
SSID CCRouter
(connected to the satellite gateway via the Ethernet 8port switch)
BRIDGE
172.16.148.212
  255.255.255.255.224
gateway 172.16.148.193
channel 6
SSID CCRouter
Mode infrastructure
BUT THIS IS NOT WORKING. The WRT54G (#1) can connect to the Internet (through the Client) when in CLOSE Range to the Client (WAP54G #2), but the Bridge does not seem connected to the Client WAP (the Ethernet light on the Bridge is constant indicating that the Ethernet connection is OK, but the Wireless light does not blink (no connection)..
Thoughts?
Thank you.

Are you able to go online when you connect the computer to the bridge directly...?
On which port you have connected the bridge to the router..? It should be on the Ethernet port.

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