Airport Express with D-Link router?

I bought an Airport Express with the specific purpose of connecting an old 1999 iMac to the internet (D-Link wireless router) via the ethernet port. I also thought I could use it to connect other ethernet devices such as my HD-DVD player.
I tried to configure the Express with my PowerBook to discover later in the instructions that the ethernet port is disabled when configuring the unit as wireless bridge/client. It sounds odd, becuase I can't understand the use of it, then. The range extender configuration which enables ethernet, apparently only works with an Airport base station. I admit I'm not very networking-savvy. Did I do something wrong? Am I understanding the instructions correctly?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, most non-AirPort routers are not compatible with Apple's implementation of Wireless Distribution System (WDS)...so it very unlikely that your D-Link router can be extended wirelessly with the AirPort Express Base Station (AX).
The few that are known to work are:
o another Airport Express Base Station
o 802.11g Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS)
o 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn)
o Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS (not v5)
o Belkin F5D7230-4 and F5D7231
o BT Voyager 2091
o Netgear WGR614 v6
o Buffalo WGR-G54

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Let's double-check your AirPort Express Base Station's (AX) settings ...
Perform a "factory default" reset of the AX
o (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044)
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I had a DL 624+ (and have since abandoned it). I had a lot of instability problems with it, which seemed to be related to the Dlink DHCP implementation. I was watching the log on the router, and I was seeing the dlink constantly re-issuing DHCP addresses to the macs on the network - it would renew the addresses twice a minute.
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Hello everyone...
I received an Airport Express for Christmas. I was immediately able to set up a wireless network at the home I was visiting by plugging in the ethernet cable and a few simple set up steps. After bringing it home, I was able to set it up with the stereo in my bedroom to run iTunes throughout my apartment.
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danbowles, Welcome to the discussion area!
Sorry but that is not possible. The Ethernet port on the AirPort Express (AX) is ONLY activated if it is connected wirelessly using WDS. The D-Link router does not support Apple's WDS.

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I have a 3COM modem/wifi router with serial code 3CRWE754G72-A.
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My question is: is there any way the airport express could be of use?
The only thing the AirPort Express (AX) could possibly do is join the wireless network created by that router as a client. This would only give you the ability to use the AX's USB printer port and AX's audio output. This would NOT give you the ability to use the AX's Ethernet port.
If your MacBook Pro can't join the wireless network provided by that device, the AX probably can't either.
The AX can not be used to extend the network provided by that device nor can the AX's Ethernet port be enabled to allow you to connect your MacBook Pro. Both of these require compatibility with Apple's WDS which that device does not have.

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I've got an Airport Express b/g that I would like to set up to extend the range of my existing network and to use with Airtunes to play music from my computers through my main stereo. My network is currently using a Belkin router from my Comcast modem. Will the Express play nicely with the Belkin? The Express documentation only refers to Airport Extreme routers.
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is it possible to link my airport express with another and thus have wireless coming from both?
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I'm having some trouble getting the AirPort Express with Airtunes to connect to a Netgear WPN824v2 network.
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