Using iBook & AIrport with a Belkin router

Hi Gang,
I have a friend (I'm trying to help him trouble shoot over the phone). Lets call him "Horatio."
He has a Windows tower hooked to a Belkin router which is hooked to his cable modem. He is using Road Runner.
He has an iBook which his school has provided him. He (Horatio) can not get his iBook to connect to the network.
We've read several posts on the boards discussing Belkin, but we can not figure out how to get his iBook into the wireless network.
Thanks for any advice!
Rob (and Horatio)
Powerbook 1Ghz

See KB 106250, Mac OS X, AirPort: Connecting to Third-Party Base Stations.

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