Connecting DSL to a '99 PowerMac G4 (AGP)

I finally just got DSL in my area and it is all set up on my current computer. However I have an older Mac running OS 9.0.4, which has an internal modem that used to dial-up.
I am hoping I can access the web thru my older Mac as well as the new one and tried to hook the new DSL modem system to it, using the ethernet cable & router the DSL came with.
To be honest, I've been using this newer Mac for 2 years and its so different, I can't recall all the older quirks (Chooser, TCP/IP, AppleTalk etc).
Is there something I need to do to tell the older Mac to "see" the ethernet connection?
Any advice would be appreciated (and please tell me in layman's terms!) LOL!!!
Many thanks!

Plug the Ethernet cable into the computer and set the TCP/IP control panel to connect via Ethernet and use a DHCP server. The Chooser and AppleTalk are used for services on top of the Ethernet connection.
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