Help with wired/wireless solution

Ok.. I just purchased a G5 2.7 .. my old Mac is an iMac G4 1.25.
Both computer are in the same room, and I need both to have internet access.
Based on what I've read in the forums, it would be better to have a wired internet connection for speed, but I have an Airport Card and Airport Express I can use.
I would like to have have the G5 wired, as this would be my main computer, and perhaps use the Airport Card and Express for the iMac.
I don't know if this is a good solution, or if there is an easier way to have both computers with internet access. I don't know how to use both the wired and wireless combo as my DSL box only has one Ethernet connection.
I'd rather not have to spend more money on a router, being I just purchased the Airport Card/Express. Speed and security is the most important issue, especially for the new G5. I won't be using the iMac that often, so speed is not a big issue for it.
Any thoughts, comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Please keep in mind that I'm not a techie in anyway.. so any help in simple terms would be great

Glad to hear it is working for you.
The reason you may not be seeing any bandwidth difference may be due to what you are measuring. If you are measuring bandwidth of your DSL connection, that is how fast each computer can upload and download to the Internet, you shouldn't see any difference. This is because your internet connection speed is relatively slow (probably somewhere between 340 kbps and 3 mbps), compared to the available bandwidth of a wired Ethernet connection (can be 100 or 1000 Mbps) or wireless ( 54 mbps). With those kind of numbers, you should see no difference in testing bandwidth of your Internet connection from either computer.
Where you would see a difference is if you were measuring how fast your computers could transfer a file between each other. If they were connected by wired Ethernet, the larger available bandwidth of the connection would make file transfer much faster then the speed seen if they were connected via wireless.
Just a note. All the figures I used for Ethernet and Wireless are theoretical maximums, and currently no equipment will actually reach those speeds, but they are easier to use to illustrate a point then trying to adjust the numbers for overhead and performance issues.
Tom N.

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During these slowness, what reports from WCS or WLC that can best shows the problems and helps us implementers to mitigate the problem?
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Unfortunately, these customers are lacking in wireless knowledge and they want a streamlined, documented steps to generate the reports and also to help them understand in laymen terms.
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I recently got a Dell, and an wireless printer with it. The set-up seems pretty straight forward, but I get to the point where on my printer's screen, it gives me a PIN number I am supposed to enter on the WPS page. Problem is, I can't find anywhere on the WPS page where I can enter this number... is there an easy way to simply add another device?
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Ok.
Which guide does your router look like..
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#2 http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Actiontec/1020/1st_SMTP_Server.htm
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#6 http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Actiontec/MI-424-WRv2/1st_SMTP_Server.htm
#7 None of those.
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Help with 3945ABG Wireless

Hello to the Board
I'd be most grateful is someone could please help me get my wireless connection up and running on my HP dv2000. I have installed network manager which connects fine when using wired connection.
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linuxxnutt wrote:Is there a hardware switch for the wireless
How could we know if *your* machine has a hardware switch? Think about it.
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I am not having a problem with the iPod's wireless, because it seems to work fine at my friend's house on his unprotected wireless.
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If it was working then it's something simple. Simple things are usually the hardest to trouble shoot.
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