Sharing the Internet

Hello All,
I need some help. I have a Mac Pro that is accessing the internet wirelessly with my neighbors internet connection (don't worry, it's legit). I had to run an external antenna outdoors to pick up the signal because I live in a basement. I also have a Powerbook G4 and the only way I can access the internet with it is to bring it outdoors. My question is, can I configure my Powerbook G4 and my Mac Pro to share the internet connection of the Mac Pro? Please help me as I need to do some work at home and I need a connection on both machines.

If you go to System Preferences > Sharing and enable Internet Sharing, your Powerbook should be able to connect to the internet through your Mac Pro. If you're using Leopard it should look a bit like this.

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