I need to create a wireless network with a Mac and a Windows PC...

...and I have made certain assumptions. Are they right?
First, the background. We have two ISPs: the Mac is connected to cable broadband via Airport Express (the cable point and the Mac are in separate rooms); the PC laptop is connected to broadband down the phoneline via a wireless Netgear modem (or router? not sure what the difference is). Our printer is connected via USB cable to the Mac and we'd like to be able to print wirelessly from the PC. Ideally, I'd like both computers to access the cable broadband.
Assumption 1: I need to create "A Network";
Assumption 2: Because the PC may on occasion be used beyond the range of Airport that network should access the web via the Netgear modem/router;
Assumption 3: My first step is to plug the Netgear modem/router into the cable modem and reset the Mac to work with the Netgear thing.
Assumption 4: Next step is to change network settings on the PC to go online via cable.
Assumption 5: Then I weave some voodoo to create A Network (sorry, but this is virgin territory).

I would recommend that you set up your home network to have one single broadband access point for one and only one wireless router/modem combo (Netgear), that has NAT enabled and DHCP enabled. Then, I believe that Airport Extreme Base Stations can be set up in a "range extender" mode (sorry I don't have one so don't know all the details on this). It would not be set up as a router administering NAT or DHCP, it would be set up more like as if it were a hub (analogy: AC electrical power "octopus" outlet). Lastly, this website has a ton of information on how to set up Macs and PCs to do file sharing, printer sharing, etc., in either direction.

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