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Keeping my Home Nework

Jan 4, 2012 2:23AM PST

I have a secured wireless network. My macbook keeps forgetting it, finding a local unsecured network, and makes me re-enter the network name and password. I have looked through the network setup and options, and I can't find how to lock in my network as the default.
Also, my wife's Windows7 machine doesn't have this problem so i don't think it's the network's fault. And I don't remember having this problem before installing Lion.
Ideas?

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This has been reported when
Jan 4, 2012 2:25AM PST

There is a character other than 0 to 9 and a to z in the password.

Hiding the SSID may cause this as well.

Yes, those are bugs but easy to workaround once you know.
Bob

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Characters in the password
Jan 7, 2012 12:51AM PST

Every recommendation says that strong passwords *should* contain a special character, in an effort to shield oneself from dictionary-based, brute force attacks.

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Because some devices won't work.
Jan 7, 2012 1:17AM PST

Besides I have yet to find sticking a special character to change the crack time for WPA or WPA2 network cracking. Therefore we have a choice to make. Have our system working or not?
Bob

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Also check,
Jan 4, 2012 9:58AM PST

System Preferences > Network > Wifi > Advanced.

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Keeping my Home Network
Jan 7, 2012 12:49AM PST

I'd previously done all that you suggested.

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same problem
Jan 6, 2012 7:51PM PST

I have same issues with a new desktop iMac. My connection works fine on the iPad, but keeps needing to be re-set on the new computer. I've talked with Applecare 5 times, trying various things. I borrowed an apple router to see if that makes a difference, and so far the connection is holding. My other router is a Medialink. It doesn't make sense to me, unless one router screens interference better.

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(NT) Not all routers are created equal
Jan 6, 2012 9:55PM PST