No connection to WiFi in France!

Although I live in the U.S., I'm spending my entire summer vacationing at our summer home in France. The house has wireless internet via France Telecom's Wanadoo service. My parents both have PCs and can connect to the internet without problem, but when I go in to my AirPort and click on the network I want to connect to, it says that I need a WEP Password. Neither of my parents are required to put in a password, but apparently I am.
I was able to locate the WEP Password and I put it in, but then a window pops up saying "The selected network uses an Access Control List to restrict access and this computer is not on the list. See the Administrator for access."
I don't know who this "Administrator" is or how to put my computer on the list, is there anyone who can help me?

That is a message put there by your ISP provider in France, not a technical problem with your macbook. You should call the company you get internet service from, and ask them about it. It sounds as though they may register or limit the number of computers on a particular internet connection.

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