Airport outgoing ethernet cable

Hi there,
I'm thinking of buying the AirPort express, but there is one thing I would like to know. Is it possible to plug an ethernet cable in to get the AirPort connected, and then let another ethernet cable go out to still keep my MacBook connected wired?
Thank you,
Mike

Yes you can connect your MacBook to the ethernet port.
The Airport Express has two ethernet ports. One is the WAN and connects to the modem. The other is the LAN and cannects to yopur MacBook, or a ethernet hub which could connect multiple MACs and PCs.

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