AirPort Extreme + 2Wire HomePortal 802.11g

Hi all...
Does anyone happen to know if the AirPort Express can be used to receive a signal from an 802.11g transmitting device, such as the 2Wire HomePortal, or does it only receive from AirPort and other compatible *cards*? I'd think it can receive from an 802.11g transmitter but then share the connection throught the ethernet port...
If I'm not clear enough on this, let me know. I'll see if I can rephrase.
Ian

You can configure an Airport Express to function as a wireless client to a 2Wire wireless router, and in that mode you can wirelessly stream iTunes to the Airport Express and printer to the Airport Express. The ethernet port of the Airport Express is not active in that mode.
For the Airport Express ethernet port to be active, it must be configured as a remote base station in a wireless distribution system (WDS) configuration. The 2Wire wireless router does not support WDS.

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