WPA security and iBook

I have searched and searched and read and read and called Buffalo and cannot solve this problem. Hope someone can help.
I have set up a Buffalo Airstation (MHR-G54S) with my Macbook and it works just great wirelessly with WPA-PSK (AES) security enabled. However, I cannot get an iBook 500 dual USB with regualr airport card to connect to the network - the iBook "sees " the network but when I try to connect I get the message
"there was an error joining the Airport network etc"
The iBook has OS 10.3.9 and all system updates including Airport 4.2.
Am I trying to do something that is not possible with the iBook?
I have also tried to set up WEP security and that doesn't work with the Macbook or iBook but I am not sure I really understand how to set up the passwords for that even after reading the apple KB documents and posts about it.

I have set up a Buffalo Airstation (MHR-G54S) with
my Macbook and it works just great wirelessly with
WPA-PSK (AES) security enabled.
"WPA Personal" on the Mac corresponds to plain WPA, with a pre-shared key (PSK) and TKIP encryption, on non-Apple wireless routers.
When You Can Join a WPA Network
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107795

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ok, setting to WPA2 solved the issue, because still, with WPA configuration i was not able to connect. allowing TKIP and WPA2 allowed macbook to connect. Also iMac changed the settings to WPA2 and it didn't matter that it had correct settings fot WPA.
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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
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HI,
firstly, apologies for the delay getting back to you. Poor health has meant I've had little time nor inclination to do much on the computer side of htings.
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