Unable to connect G3 iBook to secured Time Capsule network

My G3 iBook (still works) running OS X 10.3.9 has an Apple Airport internal card.
It connected via WPA to my old Airport Extreme base station (saucer).
It cannot connect to my new Time Capsule unless I disable security.
The WPA access is failing.
The error message is: "There was an error joining the AirPort network ..."
I've a personal blog post on this topic I'll update with whatever I find:
http://tech.kateva.org/2009/07/airport-extreme-firmware-update-and.html
I think this is a bug and I'm pretty sure it would need a firmware fix. I suspect there won't be a fix, but I'd love to be proven wrong.
For now I'll enable the guess network with no security. The iBook, however, will be unable to print.
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It's now connecting. I'm not quite sure why. I did the following:
* I turned off "use wide channels"
* I turned off 5GHz support
* I read a 2004 Airport 3.4 knowledge base article and followed the advice ...
If you see the message after updating to AirPort 3.4, try these steps:
1. Dismiss the message after it appears.
2. Press and hold the Control key.
3. While holding it, reselect the network from the AirPort menu.
If it continues to work I'll experiment with turning on the 5GHz support, etc.

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hamish,
Welcome to the Apple Discussion!
I'm wondering if either or both Airport Utility & Network Prefs have proper DNS server settings. Try this
Launch Airport Utility.
Select TC on left.
Click "Manual Setup".
Select "Internet" from the toolbar above.
What's listed for "DNS Server(s):"?
Try putting in these servers from OpenDNS [http://www.opendns.com>
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Click "Update".
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Select the service you usually connect with on the left (Airport or Ethernet).
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Click the "DNS" tab.
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Cheers!
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Was everything working and then suddenly stopped??
Or is this a new clean setup and has never worked.
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Check the IP the MBP gets including dns and gateway..
Then check the ipad/iphone.. post what IP dns and gateway (router in applespeak) they get.

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