Bridging network to non-wireless Mac

I have 2 Wireless Linksys routers, 2 Airport Express Base Stations, and 1 Airport Extreme BS 11n. I had been using one of the Linksys routers and one of the Airport Express Base Stations to connect to my DSL modem and host my wireless, connect a couple of wired Macs (2 minis), and a network printer (via the Base Station since the Linksys doesn't have a USB port).
I bought the 11n Base Station and the 2nd Express Base Station in the hopes that I could bridge the airgap between the 11n Base Station and the Express Base Station over wireless and then hook a non-wireless OSX Mac to the Express. It now appears to me though that the ethernet port on the Express is really only for set up of the Express itself and cannot be used to provide network access to a non-wireless-enabled machine. Am I wrong about this? Does anyone have any ideas on how to hook a non-wireless Mac into a network when stringing an Ethernet cable to it from the router isn't a viable option?
Any ideas are appreciated.
Regards.

I bought the 11n Base Station and the 2nd Express Base Station in the hopes that I could bridge the airgap between the 11n Base Station and the Express Base Station over wireless and then hook a non-wireless OSX Mac to the Express.
Yes, this is possible and is known as a Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
Here's how ...
AEBSn - WDS Setup
(Note: To facilitate the WDS set up, place the base stations within near proximity of each other during the set up phase, and then relocate them to their desired locations when complete. Also, jot down the MAC addresses for each of the base stations to be used in the WDS.)
Main Base Station Setup
o Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.
o Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
o Select the main base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base
Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window.
o Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the
default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
o Click Wireless in the toolbar, and then choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu.
o Click WDS and then choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
o Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computer to connect to this base station.
o Click the Add "+" button and enter the MAC address of the base stations you want to connect to this base station.
o Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS.
Remote Base Station Setup
o Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as a remote base station.
o Open AirPort Utility (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
o Select the remote base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o Enter the base station password, if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
o Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar and click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
o Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
o Enter the MAC address of the main base station in the WDS Main field. The MAC address is also referred to as the AirPort ID and is printed on the label on the bottom of the base station.
o Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
(ref: Pages 42-46 of "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility.)

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