Can't connect to a friend's router

I am staying with friends. I can see their network via airport and when it asks me for the WEP password I enter it, but it refuses to recognise the WEP.
I've tried the trick of putting in a $ sign before the WEP password but that doesn't help.
Any suggestions?
Currently I'm connected via Ethernet but the connection is very slow. It took something like 10 minutes for me to get here and post this message.
Meanwhile, as I type this, in the Network System Prefs window I'm seeing the message "Authentication server is not responding" but somehow I'm just about managing to connect via Ethernet.
Any suggestions would be welcome as to how I can get this WEP password accepted. It is definitely correct.

Thanks - this is all interesting. I knew about WEP not being secure but this is not my house and not my network. I can't mess with the router because my friends have it set up and are using it.
I should perhaps point out: this is Italy.
(pause for reflection)
The router is the one provided by the telephone company. So is the WEP password.
The WEP password works for them via Airport but not for me.
I'm just wondering why that might be?
Temporarily, my nick ought to be "Tom Not In London"

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