Airport Delay Before Seeing Networks

My MacBook has been having some serious wireless trouble lately. If I start the computer or wake it up from sleep, it won't see any of my wireless networks for several minutes. If it does see any wireless networks, it won't allow me to join, citing a network timeout every time I enter my password. After about 5 minutes or so, I am able to see my wireless network and can join with a strong signal. It's almost like the computer's wireless needs to warm up before it can join any networks. I'd like to think its a preference issue, but I set up a new user to test out and the problem still persisted. Any help would be appreciated.

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This is going to sound crazy, but I think my problem is fixed. I use a Kensington Studio mouse on my Mac. I had the double click speed set to slow. When I hike up the double click speed the faster my folders would open. I messed around with the mouse settings slow and fast.
Thanks to all for the advice.
This is how I fixed the same for my Mac. I like to have the double click speed set to the slowest setting, but this makes the Finder faster this way. Try it and post back.

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I recently bought an iMac G4 (1Ghz, 17") on eBay and am having problems getting the Airport Extreme card to connect to any network. It came with 10.5.1 installed and I've updated it to Leopard 10.5.8
I'm a bit of newbie with this Mac, but am learning quickly and I've tried to do my due diligence research prior to posting. I think I've tried every solution I've found recommended on forums for others with my problem.
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-changing from WEP to WPA
-changing to no security at all
-changing to manual DHCP setup
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-reset your router
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-creating a new network location
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I also tried to connect to my neighbor's open network, with that network it will either timeout or ask me for a WEP password, which isn't needed.
These are the errors I get when trying to connect to my own network wirelessly:
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-When I go through System Preferences > Network I get a Connection Timeout every time it tries to connect.
-When I go through Network Diagnostics through Safari, it can't find any Apple Wireless Devices to work with or it gives me a connection timeout.
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Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x4E)
Wireless Card Locale: USA
Wireless Card Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.25.8)
Current Wireless Network: wireless network not available
If it matters, I've got an Actiontec router and I'm connecting to Verizon FiOS.
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Hi there!
Were any software install and restore discs included with the computer to support
the license and ownership, maintenance and help upkeep the computer's OS X?
Not sure where to begin in resolve the connection issues you have presented,
since I am almost under siege in my offline life with problems others foist on me.
Your issue may be in part due to a scenario where enabling WEP can causing
an issue of a self assigned IP address; the address sometimes may be just a
default and not that of the router's giving one to the computer. You can some-
times reset and hope the router can give you a new different IP address or DNS.
There usually is something else to this, if that is the case.
However, to make sure the computer itself is in a good state of health, and you
have some of the basic means at your disposal, (or to know what you have) is
why I am replying. And once that is mostly a certainty, to see if the settings to
choose the AirPort as a viable Network choice in the System Preferences, with
wireless on top of the available options open to the computer. You can drag in
order of desired connection type, the Ethernet, dialup, Airport, etc - means of
making or sustaining a connection in the Network panel. If these items are not
correctly chosen, the available wireless Airport won't work. And the status of
the Airport connection won't be visible in the main menubar header either.
Have you been through some of the several Apple Support documents on topic?
• Mac OS X: Connect to the Internet, troubleshoot connection & set up small network:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1714?viewlocale=en_US
• Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a cable modem, DSL, or LAN internet connection:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1317
• AirPort troubleshooting guide (primarily settings & base station)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1401?viewlocale=en_US
For computer basics, to check and do simple software maintenance of the Mac
OS X, you can boot the computer in SafeBoot (shift key held on startup until a
login window appears) and from GO in main Finder window, see Utilities folder
in the drop-down menu, and look for then launch Disk Utility from the Utilities.
In Disk Utility, choose the Macintosh HD, then 'repair disk permissions'. You
may be able to later click on the hard drive icon of the Brand of the HDD as
seen in the same sidebar where the Macintosh HD was located, and choose to
'verify' the hard disk drive from the choice in the Disk Utility panel then available.
When done with these items in Disk Utility, quit it; then restart the Mac normally.
{For other levels of Disk Utility repair on the hard disk drive, you need to boot the
computer from the OS X Installer's disc#1 and choose Disk Utility from its menu
bar prior to actually running that Installer. The drop down menu bar has options
and select them carefully; since you can do quite a bit to the computer's drive if
the wrong item is chosen out of turn or when not needed. A booted disk utility is
in a position to act more thoroughly on a hard disk drive that is then unmounted.}
If the computer is in a good state of preventative maintenance and permissions
repairs, etc the main issue would be in the choice of settings to access the internet
via the means at the computer's disposal; and choosing the hardware path in the
Network panel of System Preferences is one of the main portals. There are several
items in here, including being able to check-mark and move the order of importance
the main items in a Network preference window, so the computer chooses them first.
If the antenna cable and other connect to/from the AirPort card in the base of the iMac
is properly pressed firmly into position and the card is OK, the physical and electronic
paths should be assured; as far as that goes...
Some of the changes to settings may not have been necessary or help in connecting;
so I am not so sure what ones would need to be changed back to their defaults.
Good luck & happy computing!

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Hello sarcastabtch,
The following article should be helpful in restoring your internet connection via WiFi.
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Cheers,
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hello,
I am working on an iBook G3 running OSX10.3.9 and recently (september) added an airport card to my computer. everything was working fine until mid-january when airport stopped seeing networks - that is, it is turned on and set to see networks automatically, however, even when I am in places where there is a network (and where I have connected in the past), I am getting no bars (all of the bars for the airport icon are grey). I had my airport card tested and was assured that it is working fine - it was suggested to me that this might be a result of the software being compromised? I have just finished re-downloading and installing OSX10.3.9 but with no success - with respect to airport, everything is the same (all grey bars, no networks listed). I am very frustrated and need to be able to connect wirelessly again - please help!
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I'm hardly an expert, but I think I might have solved a somewhat similar problem.
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The writing's on the wall but I'll put up a post as one last ditch effort.
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It still wouldn't see nearby networks.
System Profiler sees the card. I can turn it off and on as much as I like.
System Preferences/Network lets me rearrange the order to place it at the top of the list. It won't let me delete the interface unless I rename it, add a new interface called AirPort, then delete the original.
I then tried reseating the card and antenna.
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I inherited a PowerMac G4 (MDD)/Dual 1 GHz/1.5 GB DDR SDRAM/running 10.3.9.
I purchased a used original AirPort card from eBay, opened up the machine, and plugged it in. When I went to update the software (from a CD), my machine told me that it was up to date (though one HD is running OS9 and one running OSX -- so the software wouldn't install because the HD running OSX said it was up-to-date and the HD running 9 said it was impossible). The machine recognizes the card/shows it gray in the toolbar/says it has Firmware Version 8.70 in the System Profile.
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I'm feeling very frustrated. Any advice?
Thank you very much.

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I got a new internet service, Qwest DSL. I got a new modem router from them and the computer hookup was easy. When I tried to get my airports back up my computer could not see the airport signal at all. Airport Utility only says, Rescan? I am using a dell running vista. Any hints would be appreciated.

Temporarily, move the AirPort Express near your computer and connect an ethernet cable from your computer to the Express. That will normally allow AirPort Utility to "see" the AirPort Express so you can check the configuration settings.
If no luck at first, restart both the computer and the AirPort Express.
If still no luck, you will need to reset the AirPort Express back to factory default settings and then start over on the configuration. To do this:
Power down the AirPort Express
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Release the reset button after 8-10 seconds

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I wish I could say that that fixed it, but it didn't. I was unable to set up the second AX unit as "extend an existing network' due to inexplicable errors related to the change also requiring changing settings on the #1 AX.
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It would help if I could find better documentation on it that explains what the various settings do. The manual is a little slim and the various settings are not familiar to me, therefore it's very confusing.
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Airport not recognising my network.

Hi. I have had a peculiar problem for the last few days: Airport is not recognising my network so I can't get online via wifi. When I plug in the LAN, then I get the connection right away. Airport (Extreme) recognises other networks so it's not that it has stopped functioning and my wife (who uses the Windows O/S) connects via wifi through our network. I have tried shutting down everything and startng up again after a gap of 5-10 minutes. That seemed to work once but hasn't since. I've tried uninstalling my network, removing any links on the keychain and then reinstalling, all to no avail. I have a 13" Macbook aluminium body which is still under the 3-year warranty period. Before I approach Apple Support, is there something that I should do? I have a feeling that somehow this can be resolved fairly easily, but then I admit to not being a computer expert by any means. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

If there is nothing connect or using to the airport express, you can try to reset the airport express back to standard.
And the default password is "public" if I am not mistaken.
And see if your MacBook can connect using that open wireless connection.
Good Luck.

What is up with my wireless??? Some devices don't see network?

We got our new iPhones yesterday. I have never had an issue with Airport access, before and this is frustrating!
My Apple TV and both MacBooks see the network just fine.
My 2 iPhone4Ss, iPod Touch 2nd Gen, and the Powerbook G4 do not see the network AT ALL and only both of my neighbors' networks show up.
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Hi there. Sorry you're having trouble with your iPhone.
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Mac Pro won't recognize airport card or existing network

I have a 2007 Macbook in the house with an old Belkin MIMO router. the wireless netwrok works fine. In fact, my son waltzes in and says "hey what's the wireless password?" and logs on INSTANTLY on his Macbook Pro. Now we have a (desktop) Mac Pro with a new Airport Extreme card, and the Mac Pro cannot find the network - it's only 5 feet away. The name of the network does not appear where the network names should populate. We've typed it, and the WPA password in 100 times, and nothing, justs keeps asking the same question. Filling in PPPOE info doesn't work either.
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There are four tiny black wires inside, three of which must be correctly connected to the AirPort card before you have any hope of connection over wireless.
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