Airport connection through Internet Sharing

Hi
I was wondering if I have a Powerbook G4 with an airport Extreme card installed and I have a Desktop G5 without airport, can I do Internet Sharing through my cable modem, so I can get online with my laptop wirelessly and without a router or does my G5 have to have an airport card installed as well?
thanks for the help

I believe Duane was alluding to the fact that you have more options when using a router: configurations, security, expandability, etc. than you would if you limited yourself to just Internet Sharing.
With your current situation, instead of getting a wireless card for the G5, you can get (for example) a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. This router also has a built in network switch so you can still connect your G5 using Ethernet cable.
Your network configuration would then be:
Cable Modem > (Ethernet cable) > [WAN] Linksys Router [LAN] > (Ethernet cable) > [Ethernet port] G5, AND
Linksys Router > (wireless) > wireless clients.
Later, if you still wanted, you can get the wireless card for the G5, and all of your computer can access the Internet wirelessly.
As far as dial-up, this particular router won't support Internet connectivity. Instead, the only one that I'm aware of would be the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS). No, in this case, you would just use the built-in dial-up moden in your computer.

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