Need to add Airport card to my G4 MDD

New to the wireless concept--My G4 needs an airport card B4 I can get the Airport Express Base, then get my new Toshiba laptop and my usb Epson printer connected, AND get the laptop to internet. (I think this is the process?)
I am concerned about compatibility of course. Do I need to install an 'original' airport card (specs 802.11 DSSS 1 and 2 Mbps, 802.11 HR DSSS 11 Mbps) or will my trusty G4 take something else?
I don't want to install the wrong stuff.
Any advice would be appreciated.

The official limit on Ethernet cable length is 100 meters, or about the length of an American Football field.
In the case where you have "only" 802.11b \[original] Airport, it is faster than most Broadband connections today. So its speed would not be a bottleneck for typical Internet access. That said, its Range may be an issue, and the effective speed will fall off with longer distances.
Speeds of typical network components:
Wireless -- 54 Megabits/sec or 11 Megabits/sec
Over a wireless network, Airport Extreme can get you about 54,000,000 bits/sec. \[original] Airport gets "only" 11,000,000 bits/sec.
Ethernet -- 10 Mbits/sec, 100 Mbits/sec, 1000 Mbits/sec
Some Macs can use 100,000,000 bits/sec Ethernet, many can use 1,000,000,000 bits/sec "Gigabit Ethernet", but since most Broadband does not go that fast, it is mostly useful for local File Sharing.
Broadband -- 0.768 Mbits/sec to 2 Mbits/sec
A typical DSL modem connection, if you are within a few miles of your Downtown telephone company is 768,000 bits/sec. Cable modem can be somewhat faster, often 1,000,000 bits/sec or faster, but the connection is shared with your neighbors. FIOS (when available) can easily go 5,000,000 bits/sec and faster.
AppleTalk/LocalTalk -- 0.240 Mbits/sec
This early Apple networking technology ran at a respectable (for its time) 240,000 bits/sec.
AppleTalk/localTalk is not directly supported in Mac OS X or any Mac that does not have a built-in round serial port. \[File Sharing using any type of AppleTalk was removed in Mac OS X 10.4, and Printer Sharing using any type of AppleTalk was removed in 10.6.]
Dial-up modem -- 0.056 Mbits/sec MAX
depending on conditions, you often top out a little lower, like 37,000 bits/sec.
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