After adding password to router, Mountain Lion won't connect

I added a 128-bit WEP* password to my FiOS router today. As soon as I did so, my iPhone and iPad both prompted me for the password. Mountian Lion wouldn't. It claims to be connected to the router, and acknowledges that it's password protected with a lock icon in the menu bar WiFi menu. But it never prompted me for the password and as a result it can't connect to anything. What I've tried:
* Turning WiFi off and on.
* Rebooting
* Ensuring there is no password saved in Keychain
* Deleting the "remembered" WiFi spot in System Preferences->Network->WiFi->Advanced
* Testing the Mac on a different WiFi network (it works fine).
* "Join Other Network" where I entered the network by name and its password. The Mac said it could not find that network.
So basically I'm stuck. If the Mac doesn't prompt for the password, I can't force it to take it.
Thanks for any help,
-K
* Oh, and before you ask why I used WEP and not WPA2, the latter did not appear as a choice in the FiOS router setup. It was WEP or nothing. Ask Verizon why they prefer lesser security. ;-)

You might try looking here.
http://forums.verizon.com/t5/FiOS-Internet/bd-p/FiOS_Internet
http://www22.verizon.com/Support/Residential/Internet/fiosinternet.htm
http://www22.verizon.com/support/residential/contact-us/index.htm
or call them
Just Dial 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966)
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