Connecting via switch

Hi i have already ordered a Airport Express and i have some questions about connecting it wired to my existing network we have a computer in another room connected to the network via a router and which the router is connected to the internet by cable modem but in another room i have a windows pc and a mac connected to a switch so they both can use internet from the router will i be able to use airtunes wired through the switch

Sure! The switch is just multiplying the number of connections from the router so it will act like it was plugged into the router. It will get an IP like your other equipment so will be part of the same network.
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