Airport basics for my iBook

Dear Mac gurus,
I have a problem with my iBook ethernet port. Basically, the port is not working and one of the options for me is to go wireless.
I need pointers on the airport card to use and the model of the base station. Please note that I am on OS X 10.1.5 and am not interested in upgrading. I have a DSL connection at home.
Advice on this will be most welcome.
Thanks in advance
Pushkar
iBook   Mac OS X (10.1.x)   700 Mhz, Dual USB

Your iBook "Dual USB" requires an original Airport card. This card is no longer sold by Apple or its dealers, but is still available from a few web retailers, or via eBay. Expect to pay over $US 100 for one of these cards.
With a Mac running MacOS 10.1.5, you will be unable to configure the Apple Airport Express. You would be able to configure and use an Airport Extreme Base Station. Alternatively (and at much lower cost) you could use any of the non-Apple wireless router products currently on the market - all of which are easily configured from a web browser application running on your iBook.

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