Here's how I did it...
- Wire connect your wireless base station to your WAN. This works with any 802.11b Basestation I've tried, Apple or otherwise.
- Wire connect any Ethernet computers to your base station for your first network node.
- Wirelessly connect your AirPort based computer to the wireless base station. I call this computer the "Ethernet Basestation," and it will form the point of your second Ethernet node.
- On the "Ethernet Basestation"0 computer, do the following:
- Open the Network pane in the System Preferences
- On the "Show:" pop-up menu, select 'Network Port Configurations'.
- Change the precedence order by moving 'AirPort' above the 'Ethernet' port you are going to connect your sub-net.
- Click 'Apply Now'.
- Switch to the Sharing preferences pane.
- Click the 'Internet' tab.
- Click 'Start'.
- A message will state "You are connected to the Internet over AirPort. This connection will be shared with computers connected to Built-in Ethernet."
- Open the Network pane in the System Preferences
- Connect your wired Ethernet device (or devices via a hub) to the "Ethernet Basestation". I say devices because I am thinking that they could be a printer, PS2, etc.
- Set the Ethernet computers to use DHCP. Reboot if you are using Mac OS 9.
- You're done! Surf the net on you wired Ethernet computers!
- Print to Ethernet laser printers wirelessly w/o having to have it by your basestation.
- Protect your sub-net with the new 10.2 Firewall
- Avoid drilling holes or stringing wires through vents to connect your Ethernet only devices
- Share your Internet connection with your neighbours and allow them to have wired networks in their apartment, dorm or house!
- Have your neighbour share your Internet connection with their neighbour using another hardware or software AirPort basestation and so on for a wireless neighbourhood!
- Cross rough terrain that your High-speed ISP won't cross using boom antennas

