Airport Connection won't remember network

How can I get Snow Leopard to remember my airport extreme network. I have the box checked to remember the network as I sign on but it will not remember. The next time I open my MacBook Pro and wake it from sleep I have to sign on to the network all over again. There are two other networks that it remembers very well. Any ideas?

Be sure that Airport is at the top of the list in System Preferences > Network. And, be sure that your preferred network is at the top of the list in System Preferences > Network > Advanced.

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Ibook G4 having problem with airport connection when using secure network

Hi,
I am currently using a brand new Macbook. I am connected wirelessly to a Comcast network through my Netgear Wireless-N 150 router model WNR 1000. The problem I am having is with the 4 year old ibook when I go to use the airport and connect to my existing network it says the password is incorrect. I spent time troubleshooting this with Netgear and basically we found out that the ibook does connect with the network when there is no security at all.
I erased the hard drive on this ibook to prepare it for sale and it is back to the factory settings. Is there some kind of firmware or drivers I am missing to use the airport as described?? I want to be able to show the buyer that the internet works etc. I also may want to install a few things on the ibook before the sale.
Thanks a mil
Message was edited by: omshanti

Did you reset the wireless router to see if by default, it has a different
wireless security then, than however it presently is set up?
The question you pose appears to be marked "answered or solved."
When you reinstall an OS X, the setup asks if you have an existing
wireless connection, or if you will be getting a new one; by default,
the setup will make the existing one the automatic one for OS X.
You should not have to add passwords or other, unless there has
been one set in KeyChain or for the specific wireless base in question.
Tiger 10.4.x does not require you to have a set password for wi-fi,
but you will find several levels of secure options available in OS X.
Not sure why your setup and configuration is problematic. Usually,
a totally new OS X installation is without issue. Sometimes, you
may have to administer a base station via Ethernet cable before
some configurations can use it, but an existing network should be
easy, unless it already has a password security in place.
The Mac will work without a password-protected wi-fi internet source;
often it will 'just work' even when moved to a new environment and
a neighbor's network, if not password protected, will appear among
other options in your vicinity and it will be automatically available.
Not sure if any newer OS X update parts, from the Combo update
files to take Tiger 10.4 to 10.4.11, plus others, would help the Mac
connect better to whatever wireless source of internet available.
I've not had that issue, as you state, except for when someone has
a protected network or passwords in place. Mine has passwords to
keep unauthorized neighbors from easy access; just in case.
In remote locations where few neighbors exist who could access wi-fi
from a lone source, no wireless security settings at all, work just fine.
I've done that; and found a little greater range was gained in signals.
And in the city (largest town in state) a computer I'd set up for use in
a password protected wi-fi network - later worked fine and found the
new owner's own wi-fi network without issues; and I had let the OSX
setup assistant do its job. If a local network is protected by WEP or
WPA2, etc with a password, one would be needed to access it. If not,
then the connection should be automatic.
Good luck & happy computing!

IMac running lion 10.7.3 won't remember network/

When it wakes up it tries to connect and fails, but as soon as I choose my home network from the list it connects immediately. I have checked the box remember this network . I have tried all the tricks found on the internet and still have to copnnect manually.

Got the same Problem since i`ve Update the
iMac EFI-Firmware-Update 1.8
Before i Updated it, i never have Problems.
Since that Update, i Start my iMac out of the Sleep Mode, he try`s to Connect to a Wireless Network, and doesn`t Connect immediately.
He Connects recently i click Manual on my Home-Network in the WI-FI List.
Is it Possible to downgrade the EFI-Firmware?
The Update pops up automatic in the SU.
My Mac:
Modellname:          iMac
Modell-Identifizierung:          iMac11,2
Prozessortyp:          Intel Core i3
Prozessorgeschwindigkeit:          3,06 GHz
Anzahl der Prozessoren:          1
Gesamtanzahl der Kerne:          2
L2-Cache (pro Kern):          256 KB
L3-Cache:          4 MB
Speicher:          12 GB
Geschwindigkeit für Prozessorverbindungstyp:          5.86 GT/s
Boot-ROM-Version:          IM112.0057.B01
SMC-Version (System):          1.64f5

Airport Express Won't Extend Network

I have an AirPort Extreme and I am trying to use my AirPort Express to extend its network. For quite a while, it was working fine. Then, due to some interference issues, I had to change the channels on my AirPort Extreme. Since then, the AirPort Express flashes Amber. I have tried restoring it to its default settings from AirPort Utility, as well as the reset button while plugging it in. My computer detects it, renames it, and automatically chooses to extend the network from the Extreme, but when setup is finished, it just flashes Amber. What can I do?

Ii suggest that you run a few quick tests to try to begin to troubleshoot the issue.
Move the AirPort Express to the same room as the AirPort Extreme to reset and reconfigure the device again.
Do you get a green light that way?
If yes, then unplug and move the Express to a location that is no more than half the distance between the AirPort Extreme and the general are that needs more wireless coverage and test to see if the Express will work reliably at that location.
However, if you cannot get the AirPort Express to work when you configure it in the same room as the Airport Extreme.....and you have reset the AirPort Express several times, then it is time to start thinking about the possibilty that the Express is defective.
Please post back on your results, as it still may be necessary to use a good utility like WiFi Explorer to help analzye your wireless network connection quality and take a look at other sources that may be introducing wireless interference that is affecting your network.

Airport express won't join network

I use an airport express to extend my network. It is the last model in the old style - if that makes sense - (It supports 5Ghz networks) - bought about a year ago. It's been working fine but suddenly stopped connecting to my network. I suspect a hardware problem - but how can I know for sure? It's in range of my Time Capsule - I've tried resetting it - occasionally it works but then drops the connection. Any thoughts would be welcomed.

Hi Nicholas Pritchard,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The articles below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the links to see more details and screenshots.
Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring an extended wireless network (802.11n)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259
Resetting an AirPort Base Station or AirPort Time Capsule FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
Cheers,
- Judy

Macbook Air (Lion) won't connect to Airport Express (and won't remember network)

My new Macbook Air 13, with Lion, will not connect to my Airport Express. It throws the following error: "A connection timeout occured"
This Airport Express is setup as a bridge. So it extends my wireless router.
The new Macbook air sees this setup as 2 seperate WIFI networks. It will connect to one (the router), but will not connect to the other one (the airport). It will then not remember the router, so each time it restarts or wakes from sleep, I have to manually reconnect to the correct one.
For reference. I have 4 other wifi devices in this household. A win 7 laptop, an IPad 2, an iphone, and a Macbook pro with Leopard. All 4 of them are working as intended. They see one wifi network, connect to it (and move between the two points as necessary), and they remember their connections.
Any thoughts or advice?

Glad it's not just me. I have D-Link and TP-Link routers set up in the same or a similar way. My iPads, iPods and Windows laptops all show a single SSID and switch between them happily. My new 13" Air was showing two networks (2 SSIDs) and wireless was patchy at best. I changed one router to be N only and that improved things somewhat, but still loosing the network. In order to see which router was being used I altered the SSID of one. The "N-only" router is giving the best coverage with a strong signal - but then it just drops out and the wireless icon shows "Searching". Turning wifi off then back on fixes the connection.
When it comes to internet browsing my iPad 2 is significantly faster than the Air.
I'm also having trouble keeping or attaining connections to my Windows shares, drop-out, even when I still have internet connectivity.

Airport Extreme - won't detect network!

Hi, I'm new to these parts so please be gentle with me! I've got an airport extreme card fitted to my ibook G4, and I've been using the card happily for about a month now. It's worked fine but last night it suddenly lost the network and however hard I try, it refuses to connect me to my Netgear router. It must be, I think, a problem with my card because everyone else in my house (who is also on a wireless network) has reception. Therefore they won't be too happy with me if I start messing around with the router. I was just wondering if anyone could shed any light onto why its dissappeared and how to get it back. I'm on channel 11 if that helps. I've tried everything I can think of so far and nothing is working!

Okay there might be a wall with some substance like a mirror or metal etc. in/on it that will interfere with your signal.
Try moving to different places in the house and see if it changes.
I have found that either in the air or some portable phone's/devices signal interfere with the signal in some spots.
As likely you know the signal appearance arround the antenna is not round but looks closer to a circle crossed with a star shape and so some areas do have better signal quality with or without walls stuff blocking the signal.
What works is odd ball channels like 3 5-9 is usually good as most devices do select the first/last channel first.
Channels are not locked to 1 specific channel as well as with radio stations if one channel is occupied there has to be a spacing to prevent channels from crossing so channel 1 can use upto the space of channel 3 etc.
Also try to place the wifi transmitter device as high as possible as this does help somehow ?? why I don't know as a blockage is a blockage. Microwave oven etc.
I have found with a linksys 2 antenna that by placing the antenna at an angle say that would look like a "W" with the antenna making up the sides of the W does cover and compensate for weak spots in the transmission.
This latest Airport update of 8 nov 2005 has made more trouble than anything as being 3 inches from the router now only gives 75% signal where previously I could go 900ft and have then only 75% signal.
Hope this helps.

Won't remember network

Okay heres the deal Im in college and decided to change my password over spring break. The first time I must have typed a wrong letter or number and loked myself out. So I just made a new keychain. Over spring break I of course had to re-enter all my logins for email and all those accounts. So far everything was working great until today. I new that I would have to redue the wireless network when I got to school and figured there would be no problem but now every time my mac book is logged out or allowed to sleep it wont remember the network. I prompts me with Apple 80211 Agent wants to make changes. Type your password. I do and everything works great until loggout or sleep. What am I missing? The network is showing under remember my networks, but it still wants me to enter the password. This is very fusturating and any help would be great.
Thanks
Jason

I'm having airport network issues as well Jason. Started 3 days ago after an update. My wireless connection just disconnects out of the blue then my computer freezes up. It will not let me shutdown by pressing the on/off button TOTAL FREEZE...I have to disconnect the power cord. The internet will connect when I restart but shortly after that..airport turns "off" and it will not let me hit airport "on" button. I also deleted all connections in my chain...did not help. I see a pile of people on here having the same issues! Grrrrrrrr I haven't seen a solution that has worked for me yet. I even did a disk Utility verify and repair and problem returned. Good luck

AirPort Express won't extend network range

I spent 5 hours on the phone with three different apple reps changing every possible setting on the airport express that i wanted to use to extend the range of my existing network and even though AirPort utility said everything was set up right, the AX was only connected as a client. It was on the network, but not broadcasting ANY signal. This was at an office building with an AirPort Extreme as the base station. Both devices are brand new. 802.11n. I then took it home to see if it would extend the range of my home network which is set up using an AirPort Express as the base station. After trying every possible set up option there i was left with the same result. No broadcasting from the remote Express. It broadcasts when it's a base station, but not as a remote extender. What's the problem?!

I am going nuts too trying to configure my Airport Express to extend the range of my Airport Extreme. Nothing seems to work and I've been at this off and on for months. The Extreme works fine (it's an "n") but the Express (I think a "g") won't cooperate. And Apple has no current definitive step-by-step instructions that help at all. Does anyone out there have a solution? Shouldn't this just be plug-and-play with a few tweaks to the settings?

Airport Express Won't Join Network Anymore

I had my Airport Express set up in my house as a range extender for my Airport Extreme. It was working fine until I recently updated the Airport software (or firmware, I don't remember). Now the AP Express is blinking amber. I went through all the trouble shooting steps, including hard and factory reset. My Airport utulity (6.0) sees the AP Express, and it takes me through all the steps setting it up as a range extender for my basestation on my wireless network, but at the very last step it says there's an error connecting. When I connect via ethernet only it's yellow on the utility, with status saying there no valid IP address. Tried the same IP settings as my basestation, but no luck. It also says the wireless network can't be found.
Is this a software problem, or a hardware issue? I feel like I'm missing something simple. I would appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks!

Download and use Airport Utility 5.6
This was release the same day as 6.0 but 6.0 is quirky and exhibits strange behavior at times.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Do a Factory reset again and set it up using 5.6

Airport express won't extend network via ethernet but shows GREEN (HELP!!)

I have the following routers setup up the same network and are working.
10.0.1.1 Airport Extreme (connected to hardline from IP)
10.0.1.2 Time Capsule 1 (extending network and providing internet connection to computer via ethernet)
10.0.1.3 Time Capsule 2 (extending network and providing internet connection to Xbox1)
10.0.1.4 Airport Express 1 (extending network and providing internet connection to Xbox2)
Not working correctly
10.0.1.43 Airport Express 2 (wanting to set this router up to extend network to plug into desktop)
The router seems to join the network fine and will show GREEN but doesn't show a similar IP address as the rest of the routers. It also doesn't provide any internet connection via ethernet to any computer, the network pref page says that it shows RED and that nothing is connected to the computer for internet but airport shows GREEN.
Reset the router multiple times, tried every which way of setting it up and no go. I also tried assigning it a IP and not using DHCP and gave it a 10.0.1.5 and still the same outcome.
Right now just at complete loss as to what to try next.

Sorry, the older version of the Express does not have the option to "extend a wireless network", which is the setting on the new Express that provides more wireless coverage and also enables the Ethernet port.
What you want to do can be done with a different setting..."participate in a WDS network" on both the Time Capsule and Express, but I am not recommending that you do this because WDS operates only in "g" wireless mode. Your Time Capsule would lose most of its performance in this setting and the network would slow down tremendously...defintely not what you want for gaming.
You'll have the best performance if you connect the PS3 directly to one of the Ethernet ports on the Time Capsule using an Ethernet cable. If it is not possible to run the cable, the next best performance option would be to use a pair of Ethernet powerline adapters to send the Ethernet signal over the existing AC wiring in your home.

Mac OS 9 Airport connect to Extreme extended Network (cannont connect)

I have various Macintosh computers that I run with various versions of Mac OS 10. Recently I decided to set up an iBook 900mhz with an original Airport card (802.11b) so that I can troubleshoot OS 9 issues for a client. Everything installed fine, but when I try to connect to my Airport Extreme "N" base station, which I have extended via a Airport Express, I cannot join. It asks me for the password and once entered it says there is an error. I have WPA/WPA2 password set up to prevent my apartment neighbors from "borrowing" my internet connection which is the recommended method by apple with extending the airport range using an Express or Extreme base station. Is there a way to get this OS 9 laptop to connect while natively booted into OS 9 or am I going to have to find an older Airport base station and set it up in addition to the "N" version I am already running.
Thanks for any help provided.

OSXMan,
As I remember, OS9 only supports the WEP encryption method.
Further, it only supported 64-bit WEP up to the penultimate OS9 version of AirPort software, the final version brought WEP-128bit support.
WEP / WPA doesn't matter unless your neighbours work for the CIA. I know many who preach that WEP is useless and sing the praises of WPA, only for them to choose a simple password.

Airport Express won't extend network over LAN when plugged into a switch

I have several airport expresses (newest model) and an airport extreme.
Every room in my house is wired for ethernet. Those terminate in a closet and plug into a single switch. That switch then has a single cable that plugs into the airport extreme.
In different areas of the house, I've placed a few expresses to extended the wireless network. After several attempts, the express "hotspots" would only extend the extreme via wifi (offering no real advantage) even though they were plugged into the wall via ethernet.
For grins and giggles, I tried connecting the port directly into the airport extreme (bypassing the switch) and it started to send the traffic over the wired LAN.
Question is - why? I'd much rather everything go through the switch as the extreme has a limited amount of ports and I'd rather use for other things. Anyone had this experience before?
Thanks!

Sorry, the older version of the Express does not have the option to "extend a wireless network", which is the setting on the new Express that provides more wireless coverage and also enables the Ethernet port.
What you want to do can be done with a different setting..."participate in a WDS network" on both the Time Capsule and Express, but I am not recommending that you do this because WDS operates only in "g" wireless mode. Your Time Capsule would lose most of its performance in this setting and the network would slow down tremendously...defintely not what you want for gaming.
You'll have the best performance if you connect the PS3 directly to one of the Ethernet ports on the Time Capsule using an Ethernet cable. If it is not possible to run the cable, the next best performance option would be to use a pair of Ethernet powerline adapters to send the Ethernet signal over the existing AC wiring in your home.

Airport Express won't join network and disappears from view once configured

Hi. I am having trouble getting my brand new Airport Express to connect to my network. I would appreciate any help you can provide. Here are the details:
Computer: iMac, G5 running OS X Tiger.
Network: Cable modem hooked to a netgear wireless b/g router. The router is configured to use WEP 128 bit encryption. I have connectivity on the router throughout the house on several computers and handheld devices (iPhone, etc).
Airport Express Version: 5.3.1
My goal is to add the AE to my current network in order to stream music from iTunes to my receiver.
When I initially opened up the airtunes utility to set up the AE the setup program was able to find the AE and walk through the configuration process. I followed the steps, entered the correct network name, encryption algorithm, password, etc. When I completed setup and hit the update AE button the AE disappeared from the setup application and the device began to flash yellow. While troubleshooting I have reset the AE dozens of times over the past couple of days. I have done both the reset with power on (press reset for 10 seconds waiting for the quickflash) and the hard reset (plugging the AE in with the reset button depressed until the quickflash starts). In either case, the AE is rarely detected by the setup utility (about 1 in 10 times). When it is detected, I walk through the set up and get the same results. I have attempted configuration using both the manual configuration option and the automatic "wizard-like" method.
I have tried to configure the AE wirelessly with it plugged in next to the computer and using a direct hookup via ethernet cable. Both methods produce the same results - flashing yellow light with AE undetectable by any Airport applications.
I have also tried to load an older version of the firmware (5.3) on the AE. When I hit the update AE button after configuring the update to go from the current version to version 5.3 I get an error message stating that "an error occured while attempting to update."
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Hi guys,
I think I'm having the same problem as you all, and its driving me crazzzzy!. I added an AX to my existing network with a AEX all thru gigabyte switch, including the new AX. I set the brand new AX up with all the settings, hit update, all settings were configured and its working fine (i can see it in iTunes, stream music to it, all works fine) EXCEPT when i go to AU and try to go into the manual setting of the AX it just hangs, and after about 2 min, i get an error message:
"An error occurred while reading the configuration. Please make sure your Apple wireless device is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6722)"
I have tried resetting it hard/soft/default but not sure if it really does reset it, still keeps same password, and network settings. Tried connecting it next to my existing AEX incase the AX is trying to communicate via WIFI instead of the hard wired ethernet. I'll try hard wiring it directly to my mac as some have had success.
I have tried using OX 10.5.3, but still misbehaves as b4 with OSX.4.11. So its not my mac setup.
I'll try to find the old firmwares as some have described, that might work....????
This seems a common problem to many, I hope that Steve & the Apple engineers have got these messages and are fixing the problem as we speak.
marc

Airport Express won't Bridge Network

I am trying to use the airport express as a remote bridge, 1) connecting to my verizon Fios wireless router wirelessly then 2) through the ethernet port on the express. To distribute internet access.
I have entered the Mac Address of the wireless component on the router into the Express Airport Admin Utility under "WDS Main:" The wireless Mode is setup to "Participate in a WDS network". I have disabled any wireless security features to rule that out.
I continue to get a blinking yellow light and no internet connection on the Express Ethernet port.

Unfortunately, most non-AirPort routers are not compatible with Apple's implementation of Wireless Distribution System (WDS)...so it very unlikely that your Verizon wireless router can be extended wirelessly with the AirPort Express Base Station (AX).

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