Why won't my iPad connect to my Netgear router?

Good evening. Until yesterday, I had a Linksys WRT54G wireless router and life was good and devices connected. Then, after 10 years of service, that guy died. Well, now I have this Netgear WNR2000v3 router. I got it set up last night. My MacBook Pro connects, my Kindle connects, my Android phone connects, and even my ******** "smart" TV connects. My iPad, however, won't connect at all. Steps I've taken:


- The iPad's MAC address is definitely in the list of allowed addresses on the router.

- The router's firmware is definitely up-to-date.

- The iPad definitely connects to other networks (like the one at work).

- I've powered the router and iPad on and off.

- I've reset the network settings to defaults.


I've also read through all of http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398 and I don't think I missed anything.


Here are the wireless settings on my router:


- SSID broadcast enabled.

- Channel: auto.

- Mode: up to 300 Mbps.

- Security:WPA2-PSK [AES].

- Fragmentation length: 2346.

- CTS/RTS threshold: 2347.

- Preamble mode: automatic.

- WPS settings:

- Disable router's pin is not checked.

- Keep existing wireless settings is checked.

- I don't use this, however. I attach all of my other devices without it.

- Wireless card access list (MAC filter):

- On and the iPad's MAC address is there.


Is there anything else? Is there some known issue and known fix? I see a few other people have asked about the same router on the web, but there aren't any useful answers that I haven't tried.


Thanks in advance!


Jeremy

iPad 2, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Feb 11, 2014 8:30 PM

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Feb 17, 2014 10:37 AM in response to Lyssa

I had. Several times. However, I just solved it. It's really quite embarrassing. I wish I could erase this thread from history 🙂 Although I checked and re-checked and re-re-checked what I typed in the MAC filter for the iPad, I still buggered one character. F is not the same as E and just one incorrect character is all it takes to throw off the MAC filter. Correct address entered, iPad is on the network. I am going to go quit IT work now. Thanks all!

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