Graphite Airport with new MacBooks and MacBook Pros

We have a mobile lab that is using some old dual USB iBooks with a graphite airport base station. The iBooks are connecting to the base station without a problem and getting on the internet. In the next room over, a teacher with a MacBook is trying to get online with the same base station. The MacBook can see the Airport, but it will not receive an IP via DHCP. I've taken my own MacBook Pro over to the base station as well and the airport icon blinks on and off for my own machine.
Is this a compatibility issue with the Intel based laptops with airport extreme trying to connect to an old graphite base station?

If you believe the problem might be in the network settings, I am happy to let you compare yours to my working ones.
When the MacBook is connected to the Graphite base station's network:
System Preferences > Network > Show: AirPort > TCP/IP
. Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
. IP Address: 10.0.1.x (provided by the base station as DHCP server)
. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (provided by the base station as DHCP server)
. Router: 10.0.1.1 (provided by the base station as DHCP server)
. DHCP Client ID: (blank)
. DNS Servers: (blank)
. IPv6 Address: (string of hexadecimals)(self-assigned by MacBook)
System Preferences > Network > Show: AirPort > TCP/IP > Configure IPv6
. Configure IPv6: Automatically
. IPv6 Address: (string of hexadecimals)(assigned by MacBook)
. Router: (blank)
System Preferences > Network > Show: AirPort > PPPoE
. (everything unchecked)
System Preferences > Network > Show: AirPort > Proxies
. Configure Proxies: Manually
. Use Passive FTP Mode (PASV) checked
. (everything else unchecked)
System Preferences > Network > Show: Network Port Configurations
. AirPort is third on the list and checked.
. (FireWire and Ethernet are the first two.)
. (I currently have no FireWire or Ethernet connection.)
System Preferences > Network > Show: Network Status
. "AirPort is connected to the network (name). You are connected to the Internet via Airport."
In AirPort Admin Utility, version 4.2:
(Select base station) > Configure > Network
. Distribute IP Addresses (checked)
. AirPort client computers: Share a single IP address (using DHCP and NAT) (selected)
. (everything else unselected)
Please note that the AirPort Utility that comes with new MacBooks cannot configure a Graphite base station.
I can't think of anything else that would be relevant to whether the base station supplies an IP address to a wirelessly connected MacBook, but you are welcome to ask about other settings.
If the problem with the MacBook Pro is in the network settings and not a result of interference, the only thing I can think of is a possible DHCP conflict. Please make sure "Enable AirPort to Ethernet bridging" is turned off in AirPort Admin Utility.
Message was edited by: Larry R.

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