HT1595: Apple TV (1st generation): Troubleshooting wireless connections

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qtfan1

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Q: Post 5.1 Apple TV update, my Apple TV cannot find my home wi-fi

My Apple TV worked fine till I updated it to 5.1. Now it can't find the wi-fi network. I have tried everything suggested in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1595. Can anybody suggest how to get it working? Thanks.

Apple TV, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Sep 26, 2012 8:29 AM

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b j t Sep 26, 2012 9:10 AM in response to qtfan1
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Sep 26, 2012 9:10 AM in response to qtfan1

This discussion has some info that might help you: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4350553?tstart=0
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qtfan1 Sep 28, 2012 11:34 PM in response to b j t
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Sep 28, 2012 11:34 PM in response to b j t

Thanks. I tried to restore it to 5.02 but I got this error "This device isn't eligible for the requested build." The itunes restore took it back to 5.1 and I'm stuck with a box that cannot connect to my wifi.
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b j t Sep 28, 2012 11:40 PM in response to qtfan1
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Sep 28, 2012 11:40 PM in response to qtfan1

Apple does not allow downgrading of iOS.

Have you tried any of the troubleshooting steps here: http://www.apple.com/support/appletv/wifi/ ?
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