External Firewire wireless access WITHOUT connection to computer??

Hello!!
Just purchased a laptop with Airport Exptress to take place of an older desktop. The Airport is connected to my DSL via a router and my old desktop is also connected to the router. Lastly, I have two firewire external drives connected to my desktop.
So I've been successful WIRELESSLY transferring files between my laptop connected via Airport and my desktop, as well as being able to access my firewire drives though the desktop through my network.
My question is this...as I am about to sell the desktop, is there any hardware or peripheral (OTHER THAN keeping an old computer connected) that will allow me to access my firewire drives WIRELESSLY with my laptop. I'm about 95% sure that I KNOW the answer to my question...that I must have another computer to MOUNT the drives to be able to access the drives through the wireless network...but just thought I'd ask if there was some special hardware SHORT of a computer than can hook me up.
Thanks for your time...
Scott

I'm about 95% sure that I KNOW the answer to my question...that I must have another computer to MOUNT the drives to be able to access the drives through the wireless network
I'll give you the remaining 5% so you can be 100% certain that this is the only way to do it

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