Shared internet connection (PC to AirPort) is verrry slow and erratic

I have a 2.4GHZ iMAC (10.5.6) with a PPPoE connection to a DSL modem. I've set up internet sharing with AirPort. When I go to a nearby PC laptop I can connect (wirelessly, of course) to the internet, but the connection status is very erratic.
Speeds vary from 1Mbs to 36 Mbps, signal strength from "poor" to "excellent". (The laptop is stationary).
I can't believe that the AirPort "hotspot" would be so poor, so I'm thinking there must be something wrong on the PC side (Dell 1525, Vista). Any suggestions??
Until recently, I had a Netgear router connected on the WAN side to the DSL modem, and the iMAC on a LAN connection. And the PC connection to and through the router was excellent. Why should AirPort be so poor relative to the router? (Incidentally, it's an old dumb modem: Westell InfospeedDSL.)
At my (limited) wit's end ....

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Hello all,
I have hit this problem with sharing an internet connection on an airport network. Maybe its a simple fix, maybe it a "can not be done", answer.
My set up may be a little hard to describe. To explain, completely wireless set up in my network, 1 x imac and 1 x powerbook, all on airport and using an airport express. This includes my new printer. All connected through airport express network, call it network A.
Up till now i had a modem with an ether net cable plugged into the airport express. All was fine.
I am in jakarta, the cable internet providers here are hopeless, slow connection speed.
Last month a new wireless internet service was released. Called 3.5 G. Its lightning fast and reliable. Basically you get a wireless USB modem attach it to your computer and you are always connected to the internet wirelessly. You can travel anywhere with it. The 3.5G is primarily for mobile phones but i use it just for internet. This modem is connected to my powerbook and works great.
Now, the useless cable internet connected to my airport express is still connected for my Imac to use.
My problem is that i would like to share my high speed internet connection from my laptop to my imac. Problem is that when i allow sharing from my laptop, the intenet works fine on both machines but on the powerbook, which is doing the sharing you get an arrow symbol through the airport icon at the top.
The laptop can NOT access the local airport express network A. Hence i cannot use the printer or see the imac. That is my problem, i cannot print from the powerbook unless i stop sharing. When you share an internet connection the sharing computer seems to create another computer to computer network and does not join the existing arirport network.
This is probably a little confusing. Hopefully, someone may have some ideas. My alternative is to buy a new fixed position modem/router for the 3.5G system. Its about $600. Ouch.
Any ideas
thanks for the interest.
joe

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Actually an ether net cable is OK for the short term. But if i get another computer it may get complex. Spent a lot removing cables too.... Looks like i will have to buy the special modem router... Painful $600.
This share internet thing over airport looks like a great idea till you realise it disables access to the ariport network for the computer doing the sharing.
Cheers and thanks for the idea
joe

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Are you using WEP?
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I just remembered why I ignored your first post when reading this topic:
Ad-hoc-sharing can't be the problem, because when I use the exact same method without any WEP encryption, so create an open network, it works perfectly - so it has to be an error in the webOS' handling of WEP or similar...
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Let's double-check your Mac's Internet Sharing settings ...
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Setup the Network
Cable Modem > (Ethernet cable) > \[Ethernet port] Mac > (wireless) > PS3
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