How to updare Airport software if I'm not connected to internet

I have a Catch-22 situation - my indigo clamshell laptop won't connect to my network because the Airport card software is still 1.0.3. I want to update it to the 2.0.4 version my other laptop has, which does connect. How do I do this easily? I tried using a CD to copy the download from one to the other but it didn't work. I guess I could hard wire the laptop to the router, but my base station iMac is running OSX, and the laptops are both on OS9.2. I've never used a Firewire connection either, but have the ports for this.
What is the best way to get the update onto the laptop?

Before I had a phone line at my house I used to spend 30 mins in a local Internet Café with a CD-RW downloading Apple (& other) updates. I think an hour plus a blank disk cost me about £5. 
I don't really follow why using older software won't work - just suspend your Encryption on the WiFi network for the 10 mins it takes to download the Airport update. Given that you have one machine connected.. download the latest software for your OS and then use Firewire Target Mode to transfer the software.
Connect the two machines using a 6pin to 6pin fw cable.
Restart the machine with the new Airport software download on it.
Once you hear the chime hold the T key down to enter target mode.
The hard disk of the one machine will appear on the others desktop.
Drag and drop the Airport software accross.
Then install on the indigo machine.
Drag the other machine's hard disk to the trash on the Indigo's desktop.
Switch off the other computer using the power button.
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