Mac OS 9 and X on sam network

[Buzz Bumble]

Is it possible to have a Mac OS 9 computer using the same network and Internet connection as a Mac OS X (10.5 or 10.6) computer?

At the moment I've got a beige G3 minitower running Mac OS 9 and this hopelessly s-l-o-w old Windows computer both completely separate and using a dial-up Internet connection (the same dial-up, so only one at a time).

I want to ditch the Windows computer completely and replace it with a new MacBook Pro 13", and at the same time get a router-modem for broadband Internet. The MacBook would connect wirelessly while the beige G3 would use a wired Ethernet connection. (They won't be sharing files, printers, etc. until the beige G3 is replaced with an iMac, probably next year.)

I know that setting up the router-modem will have to be done from Mac OS X, but would the two different Mac OS versions be able to use the same network? Or will it cause problems?

 

[chaosbunny]

The only problem will be connecting OS 9 to a new router in my opinion. You obviously don't want a new Airport Station, since they require some version of OS X.

Once both the G3 and the MacBook are connected I doubt there should be any problems. As far as I know, you can even share files, but the newer system has to access the older system.