Wireless conenction with Orange Livebox

Hello!
I have just got Orange broadband with Livebox. I have been using the famous Bramley Apple tutorial to set it up on my Powerbook and have managed to set it up an get a connection via ethernet, but when I come to go wireless and disconnect the ethernet cables, Aiport doesn't recognise the network...
Any ideas? All help greatly appreciated!
Cheers
Coops

Hi Russell,
I had the same problem with my daughters Livebox. You need to re connect via ethernet and look at the wireless settings, make a note of the WEP key the livebox is using and transfare the key to your Airport settings. Its not as easy as a standard wireless router but it does work.
Good Luck
Geoff

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