IBook G3 does not want to recognise ANY wifi networks

Dudes,
My iBook G3 running Tiger 10.4.11 simply refuses to pick up any wifi networks.
I have a router set up which works fine on it via ethernet.
It can't be a problem with the wifi setup because my iPhone can connect to it fine.
Can anyone help at all? Have tried rebooting iBook and router, repairing permissions etc.
I seem to remember having a similar problem a while ago trying to get my new MBA onto the same network as my existing MB - some problem about the router refusing to recognise more than one device attached to it - I had to do a factory reset, if memory serves - but that was running off an Airport Express - this is just a freebie router that came from my ISP.
Can anyone help at all?
Thanks so much
JC

It could be broken, loose, or bad/frayed Antennae wire.
Did it work with WPA2 in the past? Some orinal Airport cards could not, of course that wouldn't stop it from seeing it I don't think, but maybe again it would, just not sure on the seeing.
The Netgear will have better Range & Speed anyway!

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