Connecting to network problem

I have an Airport extreme with a windows xp pro machine connected via Ethernet, and a mac book wirelessly. I have never had a problem connecting until a couple months ago. My mac book does NOT connect automatically like it used to. Don't know what I've done, but I'm sure it's operator error. Any help would be appreciated.

ratflyer,

I notice the same thing with mine. I have to go to System Preferences>Network occasionally and find that my Airport has slipped the cog and is on another selection - and I have to re-select Airport and my network and give my password to re-connect. Someone said the latest OS X update to 10.5.4 did that...

Last time I clicked the lock closed and it's been holding since I did that...

Noel

I've had problems where my network isn't connected after going to sleep or closing the lid. Normally just turning airport off, then back on is enough to reconnect (from the menubar).

Thyamine said:

I've had problems where my network isn't connected after going to sleep or closing the lid. Normally just turning airport off, then back on is enough to reconnect (from the menubar).

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I have also done this, where I turn the airport off and then back on and it finds my network. The problem is that it does not connect automatically like it should????

I haven't figured the problem out, but I'm guessing it's some type of bug in OS X. It's not losing the ssid/password, and it works after the restart. I assumed it was because my network ssid is hidden/not broadcast, and that it had something to do with that.

Noels said:

Last time I clicked the lock closed and it's been holding since I did that...

Noel

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I just checked my Airport in SysPref>Network and the doggone lock was OPEN...

How does one keep these things locked when they work? Arghhhh...

Noel

Thyamine said:

I haven't figured the problem out, but I'm guessing it's some type of bug in OS X. It's not losing the ssid/password, and it works after the restart. I assumed it was because my network ssid is hidden/not broadcast, and that it had something to do with that.

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Mine is broadcast, and it still doesn't connect automatically like it used too???

Hi folks,

I recently had a similar problem. Here's how I solved it.

http://www.proposedsolution.com/PS0...ect_Automatically_After_Sleep_or_Restart.html

Hope this helps.

Rosco

Rosco said:

Hi folks,

I recently had a similar problem. Here's how I solved it.

http://www.proposedsolution.com/PS0...ect_Automatically_After_Sleep_or_Restart.html

Hope this helps.

Rosco

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thanks, I tried that. Still didn't help. I ended up resolving by resetting my apple extreme base station, and setting it up all over again. This worked.