Time capsule with older Airport

I just got Time Capsule wireless network up and running, and my newer ibook 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with Leopard connects just fine to the network, which I established using that ibook.
But, I also have an older ibook G3 with wireless Airport card, and would like it to connect as well for use around the house. If finds the networks but says "The password you entered is not correct for the selected Airport network." I am certain the password is the same and correct.
Will this older ibook and Airport card connect to Time Capsule or are the frequencies somehow incompatible?
Thanks.

...my newer ibook 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo...
That is a MacBook or MacBook Pro... not an iBook.
What type of wireless encryption are you using? An iBook G3 can NOT connect to a WPA2 protected network.
The iBook G3 can connect to a WPA protected network IF the iBook is running 10.3 or beyond.
The iBook G3 can not connect if your Time Capsule is configured to use 802.11n only.
BTW, the Multicast rate has absolutely nothing to do with it. This is the minimum rate at which the base station should drop the wireless connection.

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How does one sync the new time capsule with the old airport extreme and airport express in order to extend range?

Thanks for the additional information.
Unfortunately, the AirPort Utility application in the Lion and Mountain Lion operating systems, which is used to configure the new Time Capsule does not support the older versions of the products that you have.
Even if it did, there are no settings on the older AirPorts to "Extend a wireless network", so they are not compatible with the new Time Capsule if you intend to extend the network only using wireless connections.
If you have the ability to connect each AirPort to the Time Capsule using a permanent wired Ethernet cable connection, it might be possible to use a complicated workaround to install an older version of AirPort Utility to configure the older AirPorts to work with the new Time Capsule.
If you have another Mac there that is using the Leopard or Snow Leoapard operating system, things would likely be simpler. I have not done this type of procedure to mix a new Time Capsule with older AirPorts, so I would not be able to say whether this would work or not.

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