Old Mac Mini G4 can't connect to 2009 Mac Mini via AirPort

Well, I bought a new Mac Mini and wanted my kids to use the old one for general web surfing. The first day I hooked it up with the AirPort to the new one and everything was great, we were Home Sharing iTunes, sharing files, etc. The next day when I powered up, I could not establish a connection. My settings seem the same, and I had them both connected (kids were browsing the web etc.) once, so I figure it can be done, but now I'm lost. Help!

What sort of Airport? There are two meanings of Airport. One is AirPort Access Point made by Apple. Such as AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme. The other meaning to the term "Airport" is Wireless device to Macintosh computers. When you say you connect to "Airport", I don't know which Airport is broadcast the signal as an Access Point device. Because Macintosh itself CAN BE an Access Point base itself too! Was your G4 Mac mini connected to the New Mac mini or there was a Wireless Access Point device in your house? It's different.

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