Can I use a wireless router to share a USB broadband connection

Hi - I have an emac or a mac minin which have a USb boradband modem. I use airport from the emac to allow me to connect from an airport enabled powerbook when it is at home.
Rather than getting an airport card for the mac mini, could I use that as the primary conection to the internet (via the USB modem) and then get a wirless router (eg netgear MR814) an I use a wireless router to share the USB broadband connection to the 2 airport enabled macs?
Or do I either:
1) need to get airport for the Mac Mini
or
2) Get a ethernet modem to plug into the wireless router
Any advice appreciated?
Tommy banana

Sorry my first post was a little unclear.
Hi - I now have an emac and a mac mini, both of which which have a USb boradband modem. I use airport from the emac to allow me to connect from an airport enabled powerbook when it is at home.
So that all can connect at the same time and rather than getting an airport card for the mac mini, could I use the mac mini as the primary conection to the internet (via the USB modem) and then get a wirless router (eg netgear MR814) an I use a wireless router to share the USB broadband connection to the 2 airport enabled macs?
Or do I either:
1) need to get airport for the Mac Mini
or
2) Get a ethernet modem to plug into the wireless router
Any advice appreciated?
Tommy banana

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