Is it possible to extend the range of a WRT54GX V.2 with a Netgear N300 WNR 2000 V3 wirelessly?

I am trying to use the Netgear WNR 2000 V3's repeater function to wirelessly extend the range of a Linksys WRT54GX V.2. I have the SSID's and channels the same. I had the Netgear working great as an extender with my Apple Airport Extreme base station (equipped with WDS). As far as I know, the Linksys is not equipped with WDS. Thanks for any help.
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My wrt54g version 3.0 has lazy WDS with the latest cisco/linksys firmware. I'm not familiar with your model and don't know what firmware you're running on it. Maybe update the firmware if it needs it.
Not sure it would be compatible w/ netgear anyway.
You could always try third party firmware such as ddwrt if your linksys model supports it. But not sure if that would be compatible either.

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Update to save settings
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Thanks Tesserax,
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Option 1 from your suggested solutions is not a goer because the modem and Airport Extreme are in different parts of the house making it impractical to run a cable between the two devices.
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The good news is that I am now able to play the content from my iTunes library on my Apple TV without interruptions due to a poor wireless connection . Although the connection from the Apple TV to the internet is not working I think this is most likely just a configuration issue and for me it is not really a show stopper.

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