How to connect to a wireless network on a i mac g4

After I installed the airport card I restarted my router, I noticed other networks except for mines appeared. Any suggestions on what to do to access my wireless network?

Have you ever configured the network yourself (in terms of changing the network name/password, etc), or is it the same settings that Comcast created? You will need to find out the wifi speed and security before you can determine if it's compatible with your Airport card.
Sometimes the encryption type is written on a sticker on the router itself.
Often you can log into the router yourself, even with an ISP-managed router, and look at the settings. Do you have any other computers connected to the wireless network? Try to determine their local IP address, and that should tell you the router address. (e.g. on a Mac, go to System Preferences - Network). You would log into your router using http://192.168.1.1, for example, if that's the address.
Matt

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