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Mac forgets home wifi network every time

Each time my powerbook sleeps, or restarts, I have to reselect my wifi network. It's my home network, and although I have "Ask to Join New Networks" selected in Prefs, ... my network is not new.


In Advanced, my home wifi network is at the top of the list of preferred networks.


It's a nuisance having to selected manually every time I start my computer. What's the problem??

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Sep 23, 2012 5:38 PM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2017 10:46 AM

I found a way easier way to fix this annoying problem! Go into network preferences, click the "advanced" button on the bottom and find YOUR wifi. Just click and drag it to the top of the list of wifi addresses, and PRESTO! MY wifi is what I get immediately signed in on, not one of my neighbors. Yippee!!

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Mac forgets home wifi network every time

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