Connection Timeout on All networks

Hello,
I recently purchased an imac, and am having some networking issues. The current set up is that the internet goes from a 2wire modem/wireless router, to a time capsule, which broadcasts the primary wireless network. It has a WPA2 Password on it. This set up works fine on all other computers (Windows). But on the imac, it detects the networks, but when attempting to connect to them, it gives a connection timeout every time on both networks (Time Capsule and Modem). Should I do a clean install of Leopard, or is there a shorter solution?

Sorry. The topic title got mucked up when I tried to paste in my System Information. And I can't paste it in using my iPhone without it going haywire. I can provide any details you need.

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