Windows XP laptop can join my network but can't get mail or internet

Hello. We have an airport extreme hooked up to DSL via a Westell modem. My snow iMac running 10.2.8 and my clamshell laptop (also 10.2.8) were online wirelessly in seconds and I didn't have to configure a thing! (I love Mac).
My brother-in-law, on the other hand, sees our network with his Vaio (running XP), can join the network, shows an excellent signal strength but can get nowhere. There is no password encryption in my network.
He is able to join the wireless network in our local coffee shop the same way he joins mine, but he does not experience any difficulty with browsing on that network.
Any suggestions? He is not very computer savvy and I am not very PC savvy.
I appreciate your help.

In a browser try http://17.254.0.91
and report back
iFelix

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