MBA - always "unable to connect" initially...

MuGeN · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:11

Does anyone else have this? Whenever I come out of sleep (i.e. open the lid) it will always do this:

Despite the fact that "SiFi" is the network it was connected to before sleep, and nothing changed from that end.

Besides which, its in the list so it can see it. I always have to click the one I want to use and all is well so why on earth does it pop up?

Cheers

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:30

Check System Preferences > Network > Advanced and make sure you have them set in there for preference. When joining you did save the network didn't you?

I have multiple networks around different locations and they connect fine. No popup asking to join.

MuGeN · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:34

Yep its all saved, this happens with both my home (sky) network and my mifi device (I call it SiFi cuz my name is Si

)

Doesn't happen at work where we have a Airport Extreme...

Used to happen with my old MBA too...

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Sep 2011 at 19:03

How far away are you from these devices?

Lustral · 30 Sep 2011 at 20:56

it seems to happen to me a lot too on my 2011 MBA , it does it less if you switch off 'ask to join new networks'

im sure they will sort it out in the 10.7.2 update

MuGeN · 30 Sep 2011 at 21:18

mrbell1984 said:
How far away are you from these devices?

can't say it makes any difference tbh...

Shane5578 · 30 Sep 2011 at 22:56

dont have have that

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Oct 2011 at 14:38

You have all updates don't you?

MacRS4 · 3 Oct 2011 at 11:13

Exactly the same on my 2011 Air.

MrMoonX · 3 Oct 2011 at 21:05

lion seems to do weird things to my 2010 mbp wifi sometimes it takes ages to connect or does this, so it must be lion

Deleted member 77746 · 3 Oct 2011 at 21:07

I don't understand, I don't have a problem connecting to any WiFi points or dropouts. I have all updates as from today. I even reloading OSX from scratch and I couldn't replicate what you guys are saying.

If I close the lid and re-open it after standby it just connects to the WiFi network as I was connected.

MuGeN · 4 Oct 2011 at 07:53

mrbell1984 said:
I don't understand, I don't have a problem connecting to any WiFi points or dropouts. I have all updates as from today. I even reloading OSX from scratch and I couldn't replicate what you guys are saying.

If I close the lid and re-open it after standby it just connects to the WiFi network as I was connected.

if I close and open the lid within a few minutes then yeah it's ok, but any notable length of time and the connection drops... I'd understand if the wireless was initialising or something, but the fact that it can see the network and it knows the password (since all I have to press is join) is a real strange problem.

Like I said though, hasn't happened once on my Airport Extreme at work so I thunk it's an issue with certain routers? Or certain protocols?