Can Airport Express n join a Linksys  wireless network ?

If I already am able to connect to a g airport express, is there anything else that would be keeping me from getting a n unit to connect? I have a Linksys Wireless-N broadband router. I was able to start and go through the initial setup of adding two new n units but when they restarted my mac said there was an error in connecting to them. Am I overlooking something, is my system obsolete or inappropriate or is there something wrong with the units?
Any advice is well appreciated.

Since Apple designed the "extend" feature on their products to only work with other Apple routers, it would be extremely unliklely that this would be compatible with a Linksys product.

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