Only able to access wireless network through system diagnostics

I have a Macbook (white, early 2008). Wherever I go my Airpot works fine at connecting, but at home, whenever I try connecting to the wireless network normally (clicking the airport tab, choosing network, etc.), I enter the password, which I know 100% is correct, and it always gives me timeout error or some other load of fertilizer that never fails to frustrate me. The only way I have found to access (more like force) connection is to go through system diagnostics, where if I change the security type (which you can't through the airport tab) to WPA 40/128-bit hex. Then, entering the numerical password, I can finally access the network and the notification "Your setting's have been changed. Click OK to continue" sometimes appears. I move my computer around and have to switch locations (one of which requires a proxy; could this be a cause?) to access different networks.
My question is: Is there any way to fix this and allow automatic connection to the network?

actually as a matter of fact I did manage to fix this issue. I have absolutely no clue how it worked and I don't know if it will work for you but it's worth a shot
Make sure you're connected to the internet.
System Preferences > Network > Location
Under the drop menu, go to "Edit Locations"
There create a new location. You can call it whatever.
When you create this location, you should still be connected to this network when you switch from location to location, provided their settings are the same.
Now, whenever I'm using my first Home location (the default I think), I still can't access it automatically. But with the Home 2 (the second location I made), it now automatically connects. Strange. It might work for you but I have no clue how this actually worked.

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CharlieJ wrote:
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coolhwhip wrote:
Thanks for the reply. Like I said, I am pretty new to this. So I need to buy something like this to put in my media center then?
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