Macbook Pro Airport Won't Connect When Macbook Pro Bootcamp Will

I have a Macbook Pro 2.16GHz Core Duo that has had problems with Airport connectivity since I got it. I can never get anyone to help me with it because it will never show the problem at the Apple Store.
One place that I have to work at has been very, very frustrating.
They have a number of access points called Wireless #1, Wireless #2, and so on. Every access point is a Linksys-Cisco WAP54GP. All of them are on channel 6. They are using a WEP 40-bit hex key with the same key on every AP. They don't understand the obvious flaws in their system, they will not change it nor help me...at all, so there's no point in suggesting things along that route.
I know that their network and their key works, though, because if I reboot into Windows on the SAME machine it works fine and the connection is great. Mac OS, however, will not connect and will not tell me why. All it will say is "There was an error joining the network." I have read suggestions saying that you have to put a $ or "0x" in front of the key to signify that it is a hex key (which I don't have to use on other WEP hex key networks), but when I try to type that in, the password dialog will not allow the characters $ or "x" and it beeps at me.
Does anyone have any help for me?

It will connect to other networks with and without
WEP. It will connect to other networks that use
WPA.
There are many networks, though, that give me the
"There was an error joining the network.", and I
don't know why.
I cannot enter a $. As I stated previously, the Join
Network dialog will not allow me to enter that
character when it is set to WEP 40/128 bit hex.
Also, as I have already said, I cannot change the
network to WPA. I understand the benefits of WPA
over WEP, but I am not the network administrator.
They will NOT change their settings. I know the
network works with Windows on my computer. What is
it about Mac OS that is preventing this?
Prior to the last Security Update, I believe 2007-02, broke access to 2wire Routers. It was very frustrating to me as well. The fault or problem, I believe, may lie in a firmware update to these routers. I performed one for my 2wire router and I am now able to connect.
My theory...
William

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