Netgear DG834G and WPA

I am currently using a Netgear DG834G wireless ADSL router with WEP and a PowerBook G4. I am trying to use WPA instead of WEP but I am having no luck. I switch the router over to WPA-PSK and set a password, I then try and connect to it from the PB using WPA Personal but just get an error message on the PowerBook, 'error trying to connect to network'. Currently I have SSID turned off, the router has the latest software installed as does the PowerBook. Is it possible to use WPA with a Netgear DG834G and a Mac PB?
WEP is working with no problems.
Phil

I encountered this same problem on my Intel Mac when I did the upgrade to 10.4.9. My Netgear router worked fine before the upgrade. I haven't seen anyone with this problem on a G4 before, but there have been lots of reports of problems with Intels. Are you really running 10.4.1 as it says in your footer?
Anyway, here is the only workaround I have found: Go into the router and disable password protection. Mine now works. I'm hoping that Apple will fix the problem, but apparently hasn't happened yet.
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