Actually, if I go ethernet I would probably just connect it straight to the AEBS router for internet and download stuff either straight from sites or off my own FTP. I'm assuming that would work fine but I could be wrong. The Asante Mini I was looking at just got bought, so that's out for now. Will a Localtalk to Ethernet bridge serve the same purpose? They seen to be only for sharing printers but I could be wrong.

Right now I'm writing disks in VMware/Windows XP through MacDrive and it's working ok. Still, it's a pain.