Sharing internet to wired client using Airport Express

hey
I'm trying to connect a client to my home network through ethernet to a airport express which is wirelessly connected to a Airport extreme base station (802.11n).
This is what i would like my setup to be.
ADSL to modem to Airport extreme wirelessly to Airport Express wired to client (will eventually be a xbox media center).
It says in the apple FAQs that this is possible by configuring the AX as a WDS remote or relay. Since i have no desire to extend the rage on the network, I've made it a WDS remote, but I tried to connect my macbook to it over ethernet to test, which didn't work. Is there any settings that need to be changed it the connection is going to be shared to a wired client?
Thanks
Mike

I have the xact same question as Mcgio. Earlier in this thread there was mention of WDS. From what I have gathered elsewhere, WDS is only necessary if you want to extend your wireless network? That is not what I want to do - I essentilly want to extend my wired network using the AX wirelessly.
I ask about WDS because it does not appear that my Netgear WNR834M router supports WDS (nothing about it in config or the manual).
Will what we are trying to work and what do we need to do?

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