Internet sharing possible with PowerBook running OS 10.4?

My ethernet/wireless DSL router handles my internet connection. My PowerBook G4 OS 10.4 connects to my wireless router via AirPort.
My Mac Pro OS 10.5 networks automatically with the PowerBook via built-in ethernet. File sharing works fine between the two. I enabled internet sharing over ethernet on the PowerBook, and the Mac Pro can't connect to the internet. Obviously I'm missing something?
TIA for any help.

The reason is geographical. I'm trying not to run ethernet cable thru the floor to the upstairs room where the router lives, and the wireless doesn't reach the basement room where the Mac Pro lives. The PowerBook has a spot downstairs where it can find the wireless, and the ethernet cable from it can reach the Mac Pro. That's my current set up, but if it won't work, I'll have to think again.

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