How can I set up a wireless network??

I have a Airport Base station at home would like to network my laptop with my desktop. Only thing is I believe the desktop does not have a airport card installed, it is an older mac. The base station is hooked up to it by a cable.
Could someone please tell me what I need to do to network these computers?
Thanks!

You already have a network setup.
If you enable file sharing on your laptop you should be able to see it from the desktop. Similarly if you enable file sharing on your desktop you should be able to see it from the laptop.
You can find all the gory details in KB 106461, Mac OS X: About File Sharing.

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