G4 locates network, but doesn't connect to it

Hi there,
Browsed several discussions on the support page, but no satisfying answers yet.
I have an Apple Imac (flatpanel)G4 1.0Ghz including an Airport Extreme card for a wireless network acces. It all worked fine with my timecapsule until this weekend when i did a clean install. I've used the official dvd's which were included with the imac, and now it runs again on OSX10.3.1. Unfortunatly it does not connect anymore to my timecapsule. That wasn't that big of a deal because i would bring this Imac to my mom to use. Now she has also a wireless network, which i created for her. It also has a wap-security on it. But again it finds the nework, asks to give the wap-security code but gives an error that says: "something went wrong connecting to the selected airport network". This is strange to me, because i can access this wireless network with my macbookpro and with my iphone.
Any ideas???
Does it have something to do with OSX10.3.1? does it need a software update to work with the airport express card?
Here are some technical specs from the Imac:
Powermac6,3
Processor: 1Ghz
Memory: 756Mb
Airport Extreme Card
Firmware Airport kaart: 3.1.2b3 (3.30.15.p3)
Hope to hear from anybody soon.
Regards,
Coen

Hi Ralph,
Thanks for replying. Gonna try these support tips, howeverit's got me thinking already.
It says in the first link:
To join a WPA network, a Macintosh computer must have:
an AirPort or AirPort Extreme card (see Note)
Mac OS X 10.3 or later
AirPort software version 3.3 or later for the AirPort Card (available via Software Update)
AirPort software version 3.2 or later for the AirPort Extreme Card (available via Software Update)
Now, about the airport software i'm not shure which version i have installed, however i did a total software update this morning through the Apple menu. To me it seems that all software must be up to date now. And also it says that to work with WPA you will need to have OSX10.3 or later.
Anyway, gonna try to change the security to WEP instead of WPA and gonna check if this will work.
I will reply shortly with the answers to see if this topic is solved.
Thanks again for your reply,
Coen

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