Network setup with two basestations?

I have both a new extreme and an old express in my house that are both connected to the internet with ethernet. I'm not sure the best way to set these two up as a single network. WDS seems to be if one was not plugged into hardwired internet. Any thought on a good setup? I want to be able to use a single network name and move through out the range of both base stations without having to configure anything...

What you want to do is set up a Roaming Network with both AirPorts...
- Setup each Base Station as a bridge.
-- Using the AirPort Utility: Internet > Internet Connection tab
--- Connection Sharing: Off (Bridge Mode)
--- Click Update to apply the new settings
- For each Base Station in the roaming network:
-- Connect to the same subnet of the Ethernet network
-- Provide a unique Base Station Name
-- The Network Name should be identical
-- If using security, use the same encryption type (WEP, WPA, etc.) and password.
-- Make sure that the channel is set at least three channels apart from the next Base Station.

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