Airport without apple base station

The Ibook i just ordered does not come with the airport card installed. I'm just wondering if the airport card will work with the quest dsl modem i already have. Or will i have to buy one of the base stations?

Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
If your modem provides a wireless signal that is compatible with the 802.11b standard (most that are 802.11g are also backwards-compatible with 802.11b), that is all that is necessary for wireless.
The 802.11b standard assumes that you are getting a G3 iBook. If so, you will need the original AirPort card. They are getting kind of scarce and pricey since Apple quit selling them a couple of years ago.
Here are possible sources for the original AirPort card:
http://www.macwireless.com/html/products/11g11bcards/airportcard.php
http://store.yahoo.com/hardcoremac/apaicau.html
http://www.ifixit.com/cart/customer/product.php?productid=98&cat=&page=1
http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/index.cgi?command=dispitem&type= sku&sku=10061
http://www.expercom.com/productdetail.html?PRODUCTID=305851
http://store.macsolutions.com/airportad.html
http://memorysolutions.com/memorysolutions/orapaica1.html
http://powerbookguy.com/
The newer AirPort Extreme will not work in a G3 iBook, and damages the logic board irreparably if you attempt to install it.
Good luck!

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