Weak/no internet signal on iBook G4

Any help would be awesome you guys. I installed an airport extreme card into my iBook G4 and after no available wireless networks showed up (my friend had between 4 and 10 floating around the office that he was picking up right next to me) I spoke w/ an Apple guy on the phone for 2 hrs. who had me do 2 "parameter resets". Now I get 1 weak signal from a Linksys wireless router when I'm standing directly next to it here in the office. Walk away, and the weak signal is gone. I thought it may have something to do with the card connection under the keyboard?.. but I rechecked and everything seems to be snug....any help so I can get up and running would be awesome- I'm super frustrated!

Hi,
Be sure the antenna is fully inserted in the socket. This article illustrates a properly attached antenna.
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