Mixture of WEP and WPA on wireless network

I have a WRT54G and a cable modem. The router is configured to use WPA. I have many personal wireless devices (print servers, computers, access points, etc.) on my network. All are configured to use WPA. My wife and I just got company-issued laptops from our employer that have software that does not support WPA (we can't change the software). The laptops only support WEP. Is there a way to run a mixture of WEP and WPA on a wireless network? If I have to buy an additional router, that is OK. I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to run both WPA and WEP over the same internet connection.
Would MAC filtering on my current router be a possible solution?

It is not possible to use WEP & WPA at a same time in a router .....
But you can enable the MAC flitering on the router for all wireless devices ..... let me know if it works ....

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