IBook Indigo with Internet Troubles

Trying to rehab my old Indigo clamshell for my kids to use and would like to have internet access. I configured the internet for our current service provider. I was using WEP encryption for the wireless router, but it kept rejecting my attempts to connect saying the 'password was incorrect'. When I disable the security and allow free access then I can connect to the router. However, even with being connected to the router and having the internet configuration set up it's not letting me connect to the internet. Suggestions appreciated!
Thanks!

Not sure I have a complete answer for you, but maybe some insights.
Recently I tried connecting to the internet with a Bondi Blue Rev. B iMac running OS 9.2.2. I could not, and posted a question on another forum and someone suggested that the IE5 browser was no longer supported and could no longer access the internet.
If you want to stick with OS 9, you should probably update the software to the latest version:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75186
You should be able to download the update on a working computer, copy it to a USB flash drive, then copy it to the desktop of the Indigo, and install it.
No idea what browser might work with OS 9--you would probably need to post a question on the appropriate software forum:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=161
If there is a browser that would work, this would be the place to find it.
What I ultimately did with the Bondi was to install Panther and update it to 10.3.9. Because of a non-working ethernet port, I purchased a Newertech USB airport card from OWC and used that to connect to the internet. That did work, although the internet access I gained was still limited because of the older technology. GMail and Yahoo mail do not work--only AOL. Some sites do not load. YouTune and Google Earth don't work at all.
Don't know how anything would work on the Indigo. I believe that the Indigo might be able to run OS X v. 10.4.11, and if so, that would be a better OS than Tiger. You may need to install a Firmware update before installing Tiger:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75128
You may even need to do this before updating OS 9, since it says you should do it from OS 9.1.
Anyway, maybe some food for thought.
Good luck!

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I suggest taking a look at this article we have named Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues in OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6 found here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628?viewlocale=en_US.
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Your Mac may stop accessing the Internet during use.
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