Will Airport Extreme accept both 811.b and 811.g equipped computers?

I just purchased a brand new Airport Extreme base station. My main computer is a G5 with extreme card. Secondary computers are several G4's and a couple of laptops, all using regular Airport cards. I haven't tried to hook it all up yet, but just wanted to be sure the Extreme base station will recognize the older machines running Airport. Thanks. I could not find the info in topic history.

Thanks, Duane
I thought I was ok, but doesn't hurt to hear it from someone with more experience. Thanks much. I love this discussion group!
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