Recommendations for a wireless setup

I have a Mac Pro, but it doesn't have any Bluetooth or wireless access. I've been thinking about remedying this so I can use the laptop in the other room or on the couch or... well, y'know. Freedom.
The Mac Pro is attached to the internet via cable-modem setup.
What would folks recommend to make the Mac Pro a wireless server for the laptop?
Tony

After the keynote today, I would recommend purchasing the new Time Capsule which is also an Airport Base station as well as a 500 GB or 1 TB NAS and wireless networking router and storage. That Time Capsule and its wireless networking and storage is so much more necessary than a cute MBA.!
With that, you would hook it up to your cable modem and then ethernet to your MAC PRO that does not have its own wireless. Then you would have a new wireless and wired network which would allow your computers to talk to each other and the internet.
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