IBook G4 drops airport then cannot see airport

Have tried 3 airport cards (not new).  It connects (fan turns black) then quits.  Started when my iBook G4 was upgraded to 10.5.8 a few weeks ago.  Works OK with ethernet.  Happened before Motorola surfboard cablemodem was installed.

I should add:  I have a MacBook 13.3 2009 (OS 10.6.7) vintage and an HP 7150 all wirelessly connected to a network extended with twp Apple AEXs.  These all work with no problems.

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    Message was edited by: mark-o

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    Message was edited by: pariah0

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