Airport network connection comes and goes

I have a belkin N router and an iMac with an original airport card. For the past couple of months the airport will intermittently pretend the network doesn't exist. The router is 30 ft away so the connection is near 100% when it sees the network. When I try to access it manually by typing the network name in through "Other.." it refuses to recognize the network. I have completely cleaned the system software to no effect. Any thoughts very welcome. Thanks.
iMac g4 flat panel Mac OS X (10.3.9) 800 mhz

I am having a similar problem to yours. I have done a clean install of 10.3 several times on my iMac 15" Flat Panel. When I boot up, the Time, Volume & Airport indicators on the right side of the menu bar take a long time (2min.) before they show up. When they do, the airport indicator is 'grey'. When I check Sys Pref - Networks, It says the airport is on but not connected to a network. Other menu bar items on the left boot up normally.
The airport was coming on intermittently so I decided to do a clean reinstall of 10.3, and I removed the bottom cover and re-seated the airport card. Since the clean re-install, all I get is a 'grey' airport indicator everytime.
I'm hoping someone responds to this string with some suggestions...

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