Linksys wrt54g- MAC cloning

I just bought a Linksys wireless router and have researched a few threads regarding compatibility. I have not installed it yet since i want to make sure i know how to do it.
Questions;
some threads have a reference to not being able to access the web set-up via Safari. is this true?
Nobody mentions MAC cloning or MAC filtering settings in the set-up threads, yet the linksys manual says "some ISP's require a unique address". Do I just try to see if I need to MAC clone the address once I can't connect? What are the right steps?
what is the correct setting for MAC filtering?
system: 10.3.9
Mac: G5; dual 1.8Ghz
Router: wrt54g
Cable modem: scientific Atlanata; ISP: Charter
NEtwork: home; two macs (one wireless, the other hardwired) and one wireless PC, HP laptop

In this case its the same answer I'm afraid
An iMac has different drivers than a MacBook Pro (One is a desktop computer and one is a portable computer.) If they were identical models and builds then you can do a direct "clone" or image of a system from one to the other. However when the two systems in question are two different physical models, imaging is not a good idea. It might work, but you will almost certainly encounter some kind of functionality issues down the road and have to completely Erase and Install the Macbook Pro using it's original install disks to restore the missing driver set.
Read the article I referenced on Migration Assistant. You can use a direct cable connection or a network connection to transfer your data (Or use an external hard drive and follow this article to use Disk Utility to image your old system to the drive http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553).

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    Mac mini 1.42 Ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

    Steve Caplin wrote:
    Darin,
    You're right - there are a lot of issues about MBP WiFi. I think there's a major problem with it.
    If there was a ..."major problem with it" you would see more complaints than wifi just being among the top 10 discussion items in a trouble shooting forum. There are millions of MBP users many of whom, like myself, use wifi every day without issue.
    Your statement "They exchanged it for a new machine. Worked fine in the store - but when I got it home, I was still getting very slow speeds." would lead one to suspect maybe interference from some source or a configuration issue rather than a "major problem".
    You probably already tried changing the channel, resetting your router, changing the security scheme, elimination possible sources of interference, separating your components (router, computer, external monitor, ...), etc. but maybe starting over with a default configuration will help isolate the problem.

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