Trouble Connecting Original Airport card on eMac 700 to wi-fi network

I have an eMac 700Mhz with an original Airport card (801.11b).
The card will find our home Wi-Fi network (Linksys 801.11n)but when I provide the WEP password, the eMac Airport Card will not connect. Any ideas
Thanks!

KB article HT1126 could perhaps be of interest to you. See also KB article HT1344.
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ez

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