IMac + Xbox = PAIN

Hey guys, looking for a little bit of help. I've Googled and Yahooed this - but haven't quite found what I'm looking for. (I should also state that I am a step or two above technically challenged. I can get something to work, but I usually need pretty good directions.)
I have an Intel iMac. I have an Xbox 360 with wireless adapter. I have broadband internet.
How do I get them all to work together?!
First I tried setting up the iMac to do take care of it - (I have internet sharing on for my iPhone.) That didn't work.
I thought about picking up an external airport - but from what I can gather on the web, the Xbox doesn't get along with the current version.
I bought a wireless router (Linksys WRT54G) - but the setup disk only works with Windows and it doesn't come with any printed instructions. I managed to fumble my way through setting it up - I think – but wasn't able to figure out how to set it up with password protection. So I took it all apart and am back to square one.
I'm ready to drill a hole in the wall and just cable them together with a switch ... but my wife would rather I didn't. Anyone out there have a setup that works?

If you have the wireless router set up, the Xbox and the iMac should both be able to connect to it. Connect the imac first though.
Just be sure to powercycle the whole network (turn your console off, unplug the router and modem for 30 seconds). Then restore the xbox's network settings to factory defaults, go to wireless mode and then select your network. It should connect after that. If it fails at IP address, then get the airport id from your Imac and put it into your xbox's network settings (in network settings/edit settings/additional settings/alternate MAC address).
BTW, I do customer support for Xbox so I can do this in my sleep. If the idiots that call in can get it to work, I'm sure that you can as well.

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