Extending range of non-Apple network?

I have a Linksys wireless router/gateway in my main office (let's call office 'A'), which serves as my main wireless access point, and the Linksys also has a built-in 10/100 switch, which is where I connect my wired computers and also my Mac fileserver on my network.
I have a second office about 30 feet away (let's call it office 'B') which I'd like to connect to office A, but there's no ethernet wiring between the two. There are several devices in office B that are wired only (no WiFi), so I can't simply join them wirelessly to the Linksys WAP.
I do, however, have a spare Airport Express base station, and I was imagining the following:
I could put the spare Airport Express station in Office B, and connect all my wired 'Office B' devices to the ethernet port on the Express (via a 5 port switch or something similar). Then I was thinking there might be a way to have the Express bridge all it's Ethernet port traffic wirelessly to the Linksys down the hall, which bridges all the wireless data back to it's wired LAN, thus making one happy bridged network.
Does anyone know if this can be done?

Depending on the model of your Linksys...the following articles might prove helpful: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=WDSLinked_routernetwork & http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060609053254368&query=linksys%2Bw rt54g

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Thanks

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Once the AX is updated with the new settings, be sure to power cycle the entire network. That means powering everything off, waiting a minute, then powering up the Actiontec first for a minute, then the AX, then each device one at time until everything is powered back up.
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can I use an airport express as a range extender to a NON apple router using an internet cable (so not wireless)

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How do I add an Airport Extreme with Time Capsule to an existing non-Apple network? I have an ISP provided wireless Router that has to remain as the base station. I am able to join my 1/2TB Airport Extreme and Airport Express to the network, but I can't access/use Time Machine.

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HT1178 is it possible to use a 4th generation Time Capsule to extend a non-apple network?

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Joining, NOT extending, a non-apple network

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AK

Hi Everyone!
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If you don't mind a slightly long post, I would be very grateful for any tips:
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Main room
Time Capsule - connected to a Cisco DPC3925 Modem (http://www.cisco.com/web/consumer/support/modem_DPC3925.html) both connected to a TP Link adapter 1.
iMac - connected via Ethernet to TP Link adapter 2 and wifi enabled
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Hello IanWhite. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I have an existing wireless network via a Belkin modem/router. I would like to add my Airport Extreme base station to this existing wireless network, however this appears difficult.
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Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS (not latest versions v5)
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I phoned Apple support before buying these to ask this very question and they said that an airport express would extend a standard Sky wireless router??
Sorry, the nice folks at Apple support either misunderstood your question, or provided you with incorrect information...even though I am sure that they meant well.
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Message was edited by: Robert Boinski

If you've managed to set the Time Capsule up to "extend a wireless network" from the Belkin router, you are the first person to report success with this type of configuration.
Would you mind posting the details of your configuration so that others might benefit from your success?
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My netowrk is working fine, but I would like to use the Time Capsule simply as a storage device for backups, etc.

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