Airport Admin Utility Doesn't See Basestation But Setup Asst. Does

G4 won't connect to established Airport network that my MacBook Pro and PC do connect to. Admin Utility doesn't see basestation even though it is listed under the Airport icon at the top of the screen. Using Setup Assistant it sees the network, but when I enter the correct password it gets an error.
This system has worked perfectly in the past.
I suspect the transmitter in the G4 Airport card has dropped dead. Any other ideas will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

The configuration for the Extreme base station asks if you want 802.11g or 802.11 b&g. I had checked .11g only forgetting that my G4 Airport card was .11b.
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