Why Error Occuring While Joining Airport Network?

I have an old iBook PowerPC 500MHz, running 10.3.9. A friend had been using it and I am trying to get it to see the Airport device. The icon along the menu bar is not highlighted. When I try to join my network and type in my password at first I got a dialog box saying something about the device or something had been changed and asked if I wanted to change something on the Keychain in order to access the Airport. I typed in my password and got a dialog box saying that there was a problem joining the network and asks for the password again.
I don't know if the iBook is actually seeing the Airport because the icon is not registering a signal at all, or if I'm simply having a problem with my password and/or Keychain. I am able to access the Internet via hard wire.
I just downloaded an Apple Security Update, is it possible that I should not be running 10.3.9?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

farmergreg wrote:
Regarding not broadcasting the SSID, that sounds like a decent method of security for where I live in the boonies of Oregon.
Not really now considered secure.
Should I close my wireless network?
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1017.html
From what I understand, if I employ that method then the client (generally my wife) needs to know the name of the network. If they don't know the name of the network then they can't connect, right?
That's the basics.
However the SSID is sent between clients and the base station even though the base station isn't broadcasting the SSID, and this can be picked up by someone sniffing your wireless network.
It will deter the casual user.

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