Airport in conjunction with Linksys

Im using an airport in conjunction with a linksys that is not wireless. The linksys is connected to 3 PC's via Ethernet, and the 4th port on the linksys is plugged into the airport. This produces internet that has no problems with our apple laptop. however i was wondering if it is possible to share files between the laptop and the PC's with this configuration. If it is possible i havnt been able to figure out how to do it. any information on how to use this configuration and share files or printers would be greatly appreciated. Also any suggestions if there is another way to use this configuration by changing which is plugged into what without purchase of any new items, i.e. connect the airport to the broadband connection and the linksys to the airport (the reverse of what it is currently).

Hello sundaydrive. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
however i was wondering if it is possible to share files between the laptop and the PC's with this configuration. If it is possible i havnt been able to figure out how to do it. any information on how to use this configuration and share files or printers would be greatly appreciated. Also any suggestions if there is another way to use this configuration by changing which is plugged into what without purchase of any new items
You would just need to reconfigure the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) as a bridge to allow wireless devices connected to it to "see" the wired devices connected to the Linksys. In a bridge configuration, the AX will "pass thru" the NAT/DHCP services that are provided by the Linksys router.
To set up the AX as a bridge, either connect to the AX's wireless network or temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then, using the AirPort Admin Utility (located in the \Applications\Utilities folder), make these settings:
Network tab
o Distribute IP addresses (unchecked)
o Apply the new setting.

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