Intel iMac and OLD G4 (OS 9.2.2) on same Internet connection? need sources

Hi, folks,
I have a new iMac Intel dual core machine running OS 10.4.7. I also have a very old PowerMac G4 - the CPU rating is less than 350MHz - that has OS 9.2.2 installed. Right now, I'm only using the new iMac, and I'm moving in a couple of weeks.
I’d like to set up the old Mac so that I can use it to listen to Internet radio; we can’t get many stations where we live.
Ideally, I’d like to set up a wireless network, but my phone company/DSL service (Verizon) does not support Macs for wireless, even though they are sending me a wireless router for my new DSL connection! I also would rather not have to go buy a bunch of memory, cards, or a new OS for my old Mac.
Can I set up a LAN so that both Macs can use the DSL connection over Ethernet wires?
Alternately, can a wireless network work with a cable modem set up instead of DSL? We do have access to cable Internet service. (Their web site says it's intended to hook up only one computer, not a network.)
I have never done anything like this before, so if anyone can just point me at a book, article, or web site, I’ll be happy to go read about it first.
Thanks a bunch.
Sioux
Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.7) plus old G4 OS 9.2.2

... my phone company/DSL service (Verizon) does not support Macs for wireless, even though they are sending me a wireless router for my new DSL connection!
They may or may not support it, but it should work just fine. A router is a router is a router; they all speak standard (and pretty ancient, at this point) protocols (DHCP, IPv4, IS-ES, ARP) on the LAN, once you're above the physical/media-access-control layers (wired Ethernet vs. 802.11g wireless).
If your PowerMac doesn't support wireless as-is, then you'll have to figure out whether the router they send supports wired as well as wireless, or else find a wireless adapter for the PowerMac.

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-Sam

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The main issue is speed. I upgraded from a Dual 866 mHz G4 and am encountering slower performance with CS2 on my new iMac than I did on that. Illustrator is especially excruciating to use. Another issue is that I can only run two CS2 apps at the same time never three. If I try, one of them randomly crashes. Reinstalls haven't cured it either.
I've called both Adobe and Apple in order to resolve the problem and neither have a solution. Adobe's view on it is that CS2 and earlier were not written to work on the Intel machine and so they cannot address any support problems with patches or updates. Their only solution is waiting until CS3 is released in Autumn which will be Intel compatible.
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Hi Harristotle,
Welcome to the forum.
The following link has some reviews which will help you decide:
http://adslguide.org.uk/reviews/
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