Imac 600 mhz - hard wire or wireless

I have an 600mhz imac and an airport extreme base. Should I hard wire or go wireless? If wireless, what's the best way to go?

If the iMac is near the base station, I would go with wired. It's faster, more reliable, and secure. And the only thing you need is a cable.
To make the iMac wireless, you need an original Airport card with the adapter thing, a solution that plugs into the USB port, or a solution that plugs into the Ethernet port. The Airport card is the most elegant, but the old card is only a "B" card (not as fast as the newer "G" or "N" cards).
There are little wireless adapters that plug into the USB port, but it seems like they are not as reliable or compatible (you need special drivers). Hopefully, someone with experience can recommend a brand.
The Ethernet way may be best for that old iMac. Drivers are not needed, because the wireless device acts as a bridge to your Airport Extreme. The iMac just sees it as a regular wired connection. You can even use Apple's Airport Express for this purpose (there are cheaper options). I have a new Airport Extreme Base Station. Previously, I used an Airport Express as my base station. Now I use the Airport Express in the living room. Not only does it extend my wireless coverage, but the Ethernet port is connected to my TiVo box. The TiVo box just sees it as a wired connection. You can find other brand by searching on "ethernet bridge."

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I want to increase my wireless network coverage upstairs and to the other side of my house. I have an airport extreme down stairs, can I get another one upstairs and hard wire it in?

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Message was edited by: WilliamNewMart, to add links and correct spelling.

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I now wish to add a second Airport extreme but am considering a hard wire connection with 100 ft of cat 6 cable from the Time capsule to the second Airport extreme.
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Can my network operate properly to extend the network with both a wireless and wired extend functionallity?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260

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