Connecting an iMac without wireless capability to wireless network

Hi, Having Fios installed with a wireless router, but the router will be downstairs now, the old iMac will be on the second floor. How can I connect this old iMac to the network now? Also, there is a printer upstairs that is not wireless capable. Is there a solution that can make this printer accessible to the other wireless computers on the network? (We have a couple of MacBooks that will be connected to the wireless network.) Thanks for help anyone can provide.

You could get the appropriate Apple internal wireless card for your iMac. Then you could connect the printer to your iMac and enable printer sharing on that iMac. Then any device connected to your network would be able to use that printer.
On your iMac, go to the Apple menu and select "About this Mac". What speed does it list for the processor?
If the processor speed is 700 or 800 MHz, you would need the original 802.11b AirPort card. That is the only card which is compatible.
If the processor speed is 1 GHz or higher, you would need the 802.11b/g AirPort Extreme card.

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Csound1 wrote:
Connect an ethernet or firewire cable between the 2 Macs, Wireless is the worst way to do it (as you have found)
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