Airport Base Station doesn't seem to be functioning properly

Hi everyone. Set up an Airport Extreme Base Station at my house recently. The Airport icon in the menu bar shows that the system is broadcasting, but when I click on the network it says there was an error joining - this happens whether I have the network password-protected or not. When you look at the front of the unit, only the right-side light is flashing ... the middle one stays lit, as it should, but the left-side one never flashes. Any idea what this might indicate, BESIDES the fact that I'm probably an idiot? I'm using two iBook G4's ...
Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I don't know that I have an answer. It works sometimes, but still don't get a real good signal. I wish I had an answer for you.

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