-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!
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!