Won't connect to wireless when other cpu's are connected

I apologize if this has been answered, I did look through and didn't find an answer to my issue.. Normally I have no problems connecting my MacBook with 10.4.1 to wireless internet, however, when other users in my household are on it, it will not let me connect. I have tried restarting the router, even when someone opens their laptop it will connect them and boot me off, nobody else has this problem except me. The password on the router is WPA Personal. I'm not sure if this is a problem with the router or with my computer. Thank you in advance for any help as this has been very frustrating for me!

Hi Carina,
The very first thing you need to do is get off of OS 10.4.1. (I'm assuming that's not a typo.) The current release of Tiger (OS 10.4 is 10.4.11). Run Software Update and get the latest version of Tiger, then see if your problem continues.

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