IBook 14" 600 - Airport - Can't see network

I just upgraded to the Extreme N Airport Base - Now I can't get my old iBook 600 to see the network (My MBP and MacPro see it fine).
I've tried the 802.11a compatibile setting as well as the b/g. Neither allows it to be seen.

802.11a uses 5 GHz which the iBook can't use at all.
The AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) must be configured to operate in an 802.11b/g compatible mode.
Try configuring the AEBS to use a channel between 1 and 11.

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