IBook G4 airport card sees networks, won't connect?

This iBook was connected before, I just restored it, updated all I could (wired) but now won't connect to my wireless network. I have a good signal with other computers and iPhones.

I also have a similar problem. My AirPort Extreme card sees the network, and even connects to it. But every 10 minutes or so, it will seem like it's not connected. At those times, I can't load pages or use internet for anything on my computer, but other devices can.
The only way for me to make it work again is by deactivating AirPort, and then activating it again. Then it will work for a short period of time, and I'll have to repeat the process again. Any idea on why it does this? The card is well connected and all, and it only started doing this a day or two ago, it was fine before that.
I'm running an iBook G4 with OS X 10.3.9.

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