Aiport Express- keeping a private network..help?

So, we have a G5 with an airport, and then a laptop with a wireless network card. How do I set up a network where only our G5 and the laptop can use internet, not surrounding nieghbors?

So, we have a G5 with an airport, and then a laptop
with a wireless network card. How do I set up a
network where only our G5 and the laptop can use
internet, not surrounding nieghbors?
If you are using your G5 to share your internet connection via Airport for the PC laptop (in other words you do NOT have a wireless router) then there is no method to do this except to purchase a wireless router.
If the laptop is a Mac then you can add a WEP password which will be sightly better than no security.
If you do have a wireless router then use WPA.
If you have an Airport base station then use the following instructions.
Applications > Utilities > Airport Admin Utility
Scan and Select your Airport
Click Configure
Enter the Airport password (the default is "public").
On the Airport Tab
Change Wireless Security
Change to WPA
Use a password like this
fdghj789jhcbw73nfmwi69
Remember it.
Click OK
Click Update.
You will now be thrown off the wireless network.
Wait 5 minutes.
Select your network from the Airport menu.
Enter the password.
Done.
iFelix

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No
do that via the apple settings once its connected via
ethernet cable?
Yes
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Same network name, same security.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259
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Tcpip      Configue IPv4: Using DHCP
DHCP                   Begin address: 172.16.22.200
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I know this question has been asked several times: one airport express cannot be connected to USB nor NAS drive. But what about TWO airport express?
We now have 2 airport express (b/g) at home presently participating in a WDS network with the following connections:
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Your iMac comes with AirPort Utility (in /Applications/Utilities). You can open it from the Launchpad by going to the "Utilities" or "Other" folder

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