IBook autoconnect to my wireless network?

I previously had an iBook G3 800 that I had set up to automatically log onto my wireless network at startup.
Well, that iBook had motherboard issues and became unusable, so I got another one (same exact model). In fact, I pulled the Airport card from that iBook and am now using it in the new one.
So, here is the situation: I can connect to my wireless network, but everytime after a restart I have to enter in my network name and WEP code (10 digit hex) to connect.
My router is a Linksys 802.11b and I have MAC address filtering enabled (the iBook is on the approved list), 64-bit WEP encryption, and have it set not to broadcast the SSID.
So, what I really want (and I already know it is possible) is to have the iBook automatically connect to the network at startup. I can't seem to find an 'option' for this anywhere.
Thanks in advance, I eagerly await a solution!
PS: Any info I left out just ask!
(I also posted this in the iBook section, since it could relate to both)

If you use "Preferred Networks," instead of "Automatic" for your "By default, join" setting Location, try the following:
System Preferences > Network > Show > AirPort > AirPort tab
- Delete all preferred networks with encryption
- Add them again after manually connecting
(Note: It will be faster if you turn on "Automatically add new networks to preferred networks list" under "Options" of the AirPort network connection.)

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