Trying to connect to a Linksys wireless router

Hello everyone, I have a MBP running leopard version 10.5.4. At this time Im staying a a friends house and he has a Linsys wireless G router. He has the system protected and Im trying to connect to it using his password. The system does not allow me to connect saying that it is an incompatible security. I have no idea how to deal with the situation and he rather keep his system protected.
Any suggestion on how to deal with the router.
Thanks in advance.
Leo

You've probably selected a security method that's different than what his router is set up to use. Find out whether he's using WPA2, WEP, etc. and use the same scheme.

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