Access wireless pc from a Mac - and both to internet

From home, I need to access my web server at work through my new pc laptop. But, I want to use my G5 iMac's big screen. I'm aware of MS Remote Desktop which allows me to access my pc from my iMac. But, I'm not sure how to set everything up so that I can
- Use the same internet connection (yahoo/pacbell) for both the pc and the mac.
- Use my pc laptop from the patio about 15-20 feet from my mac and internet connection/box.
Do I need Airport? Use Bluetooth? Network the two computers? Can I use the same internet connection to call up the pc from my mac using MS Remote Desktop, and if so, how do I at the same time access keep my pc laptop? wireless? (Yes, I'm pretty ignorant about this.) Use Windows XP/ OS X 10.4.9
P.S. My employer only supports pc's, not macs, and they purchased the pc laptop for me. So, getting a new Mac and using Bootcamp was not an option. And Bootcamp doesn't work on my current G5 mac. I must connect to the web server with a pc because I have to map a drive from a pc to access the web server -- they've set it up so that we cannot access the server through a Mac without using Bootcamp and Windows.

You haven't mentioned that you have a router, which you'll need first to connect both your Windows and Mac computers to the Internet at the same time.
Next, you need to work with your employer to get your Windows laptop connected to your server. He most likely has a router on his end, which means your server is not directly connected to the Internet for you to access. He will have to "port forward" port number 3389 to the server. This will direct all incoming RDC traffic to your server so that you can connect. (NOTE: Remote Web Workspace, aka RWW, will not work with Macs.)
These are the two basic things you need to do. Your setup may require more steps.
Hope this helps! bill
1 GHz Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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