New mac wont connect to linksys WRT54G

i have tried everything. restarted router, tried all the passwords, WEP keys with and without the $ signs in front. i get invalid password sometime, and sometimes i get could not connect to router. i would appreciate any help

Start from scratch.
Yell out the window and scream, "I am fed up, and I can't take it anymore" (optional)
Plug the power into its socket
Plug the Ethernet plug that goes to the Internet into the uptake, or Internet port.
Hold the reset button for 30 seconds.
Turn off Airport in your computer, if that is what your using, as you will need to use your eithernet port on your computer instead.
Put an eithernet wire into one of the other ports on the router and connect it onto the computer.
At this point, go to network preferences and copy the router number.
Open a window or tab into eihter Safari or Firefox and paste the router number into the location. The http:// should be the only other item that you should see in the location bar.
The password will be "admin"
From here, you will put in the information that you will need, which should be what ever your ISP requires.
Then before you do anything else, test it, first with the current connections. If that works, and you want to use the wi-fi, turn on airport, but make sure that you disconnect the Ethernet cord, as your computer could use that over wi-fi.
If that works, bow , and say, "I am not worthy," three times.
Put away your Ethernet cord and place offerings or sacrifices to the linksys.

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