Wireless DSL G3 to Compaq PC without AirPort?

Hello everyone,
I have recently had to buy a PC and I have put it upstairs. My G3 tower is the main computer that I use, and it is downstairs and on DSL. I have to get the Compaq on DSL as well because dial-up is too slow. I don't have AirPort in my G3 and I was wondering what the best way to go wireless for the DSL is. I know that I have to get a wireless router and I think a PCI card for the Compaq, but what do I do for my Mac? I have been reading posts about this but I think I am even more confused. Do I have to have AirPort? I have never been wireless with any of my computers and although I know a lot about working with Macs, I am clueless about all this. Any help would be appreciated, I don't even know where to start!! Thanks!!!!
G3 Tower, a bunch of old iMacs, and Compaq desktop Mac OS X (10.3.9) 300MGz 448MB

crazymonkey,
Here is what to look for while shopping. Buy what you need on the PC side but make sure that the DSL router also has an ethernet uplink port. If your Mac is close to the router, having an ethernet cable from the Mac to the DSL Router/Modem should not be a problem.
Depending on which router you buy, you can create a LAN with any number of Macs and yet your ISP will only see one at a time. Otherwise, you can be billed separately for every computer it sees. I believe this option would be cheaper than using "Dave" networking software to create a Mac/PC LAN.
For notes on creating a LAN, see this site:
Carlson networking article
http://homepage.mac.com/car1son/os9xnet_nfilesharing.html
This discusion and links to wikipedia are also informative:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3399231&#3399231
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router
Hope this helps.
Ji˜m

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