New to Mac, what are my WiFi options?

[DocDuko]

-I just got a free used G4 iMac(i think). It's the one with the half sphere base and the flat panel screen. It has an ethernet port on the back, but i already have a wireless network in my home which our PC's run off of. I would like to get the iMac online as cheaply as possible. We're running cable internet with a linksys wireless modem. The iMac is, and will be next to this pc at all times.

Can i just run an ethernet cable from the pc to the iMac? I doubt this would work, but i thought it was worth asking. If not, what options do i have as far as wireless cards? I don't need to get an 'Airport' do I? Are there wireless cards i can run on the iMac that will give it internet off my existing connection?

If none of this seems to be a good idea, what would the cheapest alternative be?

-Would this iMac be able to (from a hard wear standpoint) run World of Warcraft?

-Additional info. The PC is a Dell Dimension 3000 running XP SP3. I'm really not sure what all the iMac has, though i belive it's OSX 10, it tires to go to a 'history mode' or something when i click on the 'OSX 9... Applications' folder. I have a Linksys wireless adapter that is no more then 20 ft. away, but is a floor above. And the PC gets its' internet from a D-Link Wireless adapter.

Thank you in advanced!

 

[Doctor X]

Can i just run an ethernet cable from the pc to the iMac?

Well you can try it. Simply go to your System Preferences --> Network[/b} and clickee!

Are there wireless cards i can run on the iMac that will give it internet off my existing connection?

I had good experience with Macwireless, but I traded in an old card.

If none of this seems to be a good idea, what would the cheapest alternative be?

If you have left the Dark Side and entered into the Light, consider getting Pogues book on switching from PC to Mac.

--J.D.

 

[ora]

You'd need to enable internet sharing on the pc to let the mac access the net via the PC's wireless hookup.

In terms of wireless cards you can get an airport card (but the old ones are not so cheap now) or you can get a USB wireless dongle liek the ones at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/wireless/ most of the way down under the section "USB / USB 2.0 Wireless Network Adapters 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n" - they go as low as 30 dollars though the one that explicitly lists usb 1.1 support is a bit more - still cheaper than an airport card though.

You can also get a wireless bridge, which connects to your network and outputs as ethernet, but again those are pricier.