Help me get my old PowerBook G3 online via my Airport Extreme

I decided to update an old G3 PowerBook; it now has OSX 10.4.11, 1 GB Ram, and an Airport Card (firmware 9.52).  The card doesn't support WPA so I changed my current Airport Extreme network to WEP.  My current system is a 2010 MacPro and Airport Extreme network with all the upgrades. I have tried every combination of Airport Utility, re-starts, etc, but always come back to the same point(s): either "problem accessing this network" or "invalid password."   Yes, caps lock is off.  Is there some fundamental incompatibility between the old laptop and my current network?  I see my network as a choice from the Airport dropdown, just can't get past the logon (password) problem. And yes, have reset the password several times.  Thoughts?

PROBLEM SOLVED (other small one created):  On my current network I have the Mac Pro but also a MacBook.  Even though it seemed I was changing my Airport settings from the MacPro, evidently I set up the Airport initially from my MacBook.  Once I launched the Airport Utility (5.5.2) from the MacBook and changed the security setting to "no password," the G3 let me into my network.  BUT.  The only options I saw for security, using Airport Utility 5.5.2, were "none" and WPA2.  No WEP.  Nothing else.  Anyone who cares to comment on the risks of leaving your network password-free, please let me hear from you. (Actually, the no password network is my "guest network," not my every day network.  But is there a way to add the WEP security option?  Going back to an earlier version of Airport Utility?

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