Airport/Airtunes question

I'm not sure about the appropriate forum for this question, so I'll start here - moderators, please re-direct me if I've posted in the incorrect forum -
I don’t know if it’s possible to do what I would like to do, but then again, maybe there is, so I’ll just throw it out there.
My iTunes library “lives” on a PowerMac located in my second floor bedroom (Computer A in room A - OS X 10.4.11) – I can stream this music to my living room stereo (room B) on the first floor via Airport Express (V6.0). (This stereo also powers speakers in the first floor dining room (room C)). It’s nice to have a some music playing in the background when I have company for dinner (room C) or just entertaining (room B) – and iTunes makes it easier than having to dig around for CD’s, and using play lists makes it easy to set the mood that I’m trying to create. The obvious problem is me having to run upstairs to make any changes to what’s playing. Now, in room C (dining room - don't ask) I have an iMac G5 (computer C - OS X 10.5.8) that I can play music from my “shared” library on computer A (using AirPort Extreme V5.7 (Snow?) – this router connects all the other Macs in the house, and is wired to the cable modem) using the external computer speakers, but even with a sub-woofer these speakers are a lot “tinnier” than the big ol’ Polk’s sitting in the dining room, and they can’t do anything for room B. It would be nice to stream my music from computer C to the room B stereo, but computer C needs to “see” computer A on the Extreme network to “get” the music, but it also needs to “see” the stereo in room B on the Express network to play the music. So the basic question is - can I create a network, or configure the Extreme and Express routers, to stream music from computer A to computer C, who can then pass this stream on to the stereo in room B (allowing me to control the music stream from computer C, and not have to run upstairs to computer A to make changes)?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.
Robert

how do I go about doing this?
You would use the AirPort Utility to reconfigure the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) to join the AEBS' wireless as a wireless client.
AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless tab
o Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
o Wireless Network Name: <enter the Network Name of the AEBS' network>
o Wireless Security: <select the wireless security type of the AEBS' network>
o Wireless Password: <enter the wireless security password of the AEBS' network>
AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > Music
o Enable AirTunes (checked)
Also, won't this change the basic behavior of the APXpress? I use the APXpress to create an ad-hoc wireless network for my & my wife's iBooks when we stay at hotels with just a single "wired" ethernet connection. I've seen something about "profiles"
... and you basically answered your own question. Your AX can store up to five configuration profiles. In this case you can configure at least two profiles; one for home and one for travel. Just be sure to switch profiles before unplugging the unit.

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