Streaming MacBooks Internet Connection over WiFi

Hi together,
I've got the problem that i won't have an internet connection in my house for quite some time now.
I own an iPhone and a MacBook Pro. I'm usually using the "personal hotspot" feature to access the internet from the MacBook.
The problem is now that both my PS3 or other devices can't connect to the internet.
My idea is to connect the MacBook via Ethernet or WiFi to an Airport Extreme Station in order to share the MacBooks internet connection all over the network and with the PS3.
Is this somehow possible or can the "tethered" internet of the MacBook not be shared through a network?
Best Regards,
Marc

For the better connectivity please verify that you have got an 802.11n card in your computer. New generation routers (i.e. E1200) speaks an entirely different language than 802.11g cards, so while those adapters can work with the E1200 for example, they are not optimized to work with it. It is like having to translate from one language to another in real time when going from N to G... So in those cases the old router will show a stronger signal than the new one.

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