Can't see or get on open municipal WIFI network

I have an Airport Express network configured at home. I have tried to access the free and open municipal network at the courhouse and it doesn't show up to allow me to select it. When I try to find it using Internet Connect I just get the spinning beachball! When I try to shutdown and start fresh from the power button the Panther load screen seems to stop and hang up at the "initializing network" and just goes to the desktop with the AirPort icon missing. If I go out of range of the network and start up it moves through the loading screen and shows a light grey AirPort icon. Any ideas? I really need to be able to use it later this week! Thanks in advance for the assistance. Mike

Hi Mike,
When I try to shutdown and start fresh from the power button the Panther load screen seems to stop and hang up at the "initializing network" and just goes to the desktop with the AirPort icon missing.
A hard shut down is not a good idea, it seems to me you cancel out all you are trying to do & can not be good for your book, could you not do a Shutdown from under the Blue Apple?
More questions then answers.
What happens when you try to configure from Network in System preferences instead of Internet Connect?
What is your existing connection as you try to establish this new connection?
A modem / DSL connection, Dial up>
Do you have an Airport Admin Utility application in your Utilities folder?
Eme'~[)
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