Problem getting G5 PowerBook onto wireless network

've given an oldish (G4) Apple laptop to a friend, but she is unable to get it onto her wireless network.
The OS 10.4.11 on it and it works perfectly well on my network.
My friend's network is hidden, so I've typed in the name and the password and set the security to WAP Personal - these settings definitely work on my friend's own Windows laptop. and I'm sure I've not mis-typed anything. The machine is finding the network OK but can't connect to it - error message says the password or security setting is wrong.
Any ideas?

First, title of my message is wrong - it's definitely a G4, not G5.
Not sure how old it is, as I bought it second hand.
As my friend now has the machine, I can't immediately answer which version of Airport is on it. However, the laptop does work on my network which has WAP security, and surely the machine wouldn't offer WAP as an option if it couldn't handle it?
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