Wep password not connecting to router

I have a Powerbook G4 12" running OSX 10.4.11. I usually have no problems connecting to wireless routers. I am currently in Europe and the place I am staying at has a wireless router through ADSL network and I can pick it up on my wireless menu and the password they gave me is good. It works for their Windows laptops without any problems, but when I connect I get a message of Unable to connect. I read on another forums to try and put a $ in front of the password and that did not work either. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

As you haven't had any traffic on this subject, allow me to suggest that you repost in either the PowerBook G4 forums here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=120
(select your machine's sub-forum by type and screen size), or in the Tiger OS Networking sub-forum here:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=755
You've ended up in the forum for late-model G4 mini-towers like the one pictured under my name at the left. You are better off posting in the areas I linked.

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