Log in to a Public Network with Safari

I have tried to log in to a Hotel airport network with Safari and get the 'Site doesn't exist" page and it will not go further. I have a strong signal and the correct IP numbers. On a whim I switched to Firefox and Bingo there was the login page. I presently have both browsers open and they both work now that I'm logged in. Can anyone explain this behavior to me.

Look at iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Done - it does not address my issue
Also try this - Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
Done and done; does not resolve the issue.
To clarify: I am trying to log into an existing home WiFi network. Signal comes in to a (DSL) modem/router ["ZyXEL P-600 series" 802.11 b/g}. This is administered via a Windows PC (running a Czech localized version) directly by Ethernet cabling.
There are 2 password protected networks "on" this account.
17" MacBook Pro sees both channels, and can log into either. (and auto-connected as a remembered Network from a previous visit, to one channel)
15" Macbook Pro sees both channels, and can log into either.
BOTH of our IPad 2's see both channels. Both of the iPad 2's present a password entry window when selecting either channel. I enter the exact same password that I entered into the laptop(s), for the appropriate channel.
"Unable to connect to [channel name]" is the consistent response.
Again, the iPads see the network options, and I have typed in the correct passwords using the US English and the Czech QWERTY keyboard options, and the iPads will NOT connect, whereas the laptops work perfectly with the same Network channel passwords.
I would understand an alphanumeric password being a potential snag, given the different key mappings, but the main account is a simple 5 (five) digit numeric password.

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