Best way to connect via wireless in new SBS install?

After perusing these boards, I've seen so much great info, thought I'd throw
this out. I'm installing SBS 2003 on my network. 4 clients (2 desktops via
Cat5, plus 2 laptops connecting via 802.11b/g) in an existing peer to peer
network. My new server has one NIC, and I was going to use my Linksys WRT54G
Router/AP for DHCP. However, I've seen so many posts suggesting using SBS for
DHCP.

Question: What's the best way to be able to connect to the SBS network from
my wireless laptop? If I understand what I've been reading here, I want my
wireless connection to connect to the 'internal' SBS network (if my router
does the DHCP, my wireless laptop would end up in a 'perimeter' network?).
Mainly, I want to be able to keep Outlook 2003 sync'd between my home office
desktop computer and my laptop, as well as document sharing.

I'm planning to install SBS a few times to learn the process, so adding
another NIC or changing some major setting is no problem. I'd like to go live
later this week, but want to do it right. Also, if I put my Router inside the
network, would its builtin firewall be basically useless at that point (being
that SBS would have the firewall between my ISP and the network?). Am I even
making any sense???

Thanks for all your help,
Geordie
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