WRT54G won't recognize my password on a Macintosh Laptop

Hi there,
Im on a G4 Macintosh Laptop and have successfully connected my two wired computers to the router and have internet access....However I cannot seem to connect to the router on my wireless laptop. I have tried both WEP and WPA security setting and it won't recognize the password. The password I am using is a 10 digit numberic password. I either get the message that the network doesn't recognize my password (in WEP mode) or there was a error joining the network (WPA mode). Can anyone help me?

Use WPA. It is secure. Make sure you choose WPA on the Mac when you enter the passphrase. You should not use a numeric passphrase or a passphrase which only consists of numbers and letter a-f. Although, if correctly implemented, it does not matter, some routers/devices may have issues distinguishing numbers representing the passphrase with numbers representing the key. If you get an error, please post the exact error message. Does your Mac support WPA?
WEP can be cracked within minutes. For WEP you cannot use the "passphrase" or "password" you enter on the Wireless Security tab of the router. That is only used to generate the actual four WEP keys. Make sure your router is configure for transfer key 1. Then enter the first WEP key on the Mac. The WEP key consists of 10 or 26 hexadecimals. On a Mac you have to enter a $ sign in front of the hexadecimals to indicate that those numbers are a hexadecimal key.

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