Original Airport Cart can;t locate network? Help!!!!

I have a 2002 quicksilver g4 with the original airport card installed. It had been working flawlessly up until recently when it can;t locate the wireless netowrk in my home. I know it it's recognizing the card because it doesnt say "no airport card installed". I also know the nework is working because the two ither computers in my home locate the network and connect no problem. Any possible solutions?
quicksilver 2002   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Hi Brian,
I'm a big fan of just "starting over." Somehow, a glitch got introduced. Rather than digging around and trying to find the glitch, and possibly introducing more in the process, why not start over? (If you like figuring glitches out, ignore the following...)
Turn off airport on your g4. Delete references to your network in "Network Preferences" and in Keychain access in utilities. Reconfigure your wireless router to factory defaults. Restart your wireless configuration. Once all computers are up and running wirelessly, reintroduce wireless security.
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