Questions regarding wireless internet

Many questions...
1. How do I know if I have an airport card installed? I don't remember if it was installed when we got it.
2. We received a hand me down Belkin 54g and wanted to connect our to computers (g5, PC) to it. What, if anything, do I need to do to get my computer ready for this? I know I need to get the drivers from their website but I seemed to be having problems, so I wasn't sure what was going on.
Sorry for the juvenile questions, but I have never done this and have no idea how. Thank you.

Advanced, Welcome to the discussion area!
1. How do I know if I have an airport card installed? I don't remember if it was installed when we got it.
Run System Profiler and see if it has any AirPort information.
We received a hand me down Belkin 54g and... What, if anything, do I need to do to get my computer ready for this?
I'm assuming that this is a wireless router...??
If your G5 has the AirPort Extreme built-in then it is all set.
I know I need to get the drivers from their website...
There are no drivers needed.

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