COMPUTERS WONT AUTOMATICALLY PICK UP TC NETWORK

Question

Hi there..
There's always something that doesn't go according to plan!
I have just upgraded our network to a TC500GB. All our macs can see the TC network and I have also added them all as clients to bypass the WPA security. I have listed the TC network as the automatic preference for each computer to join. The problem is that every time we turn (any) of the computers on it tells us that "none of your wireless networks can be found..." then gives a list of all the networks to join including at the top of the list, the same TC network.
So basically, you have to manually select the network each time you wake/restart. Not really a life threatening problem, but surely something that a NETGEAR router never seemed to mind.
I have tried the system prefs automatically joining the network both via a WPA password and with no password, but either way, the computer cannot automatically join the network.. We are running 10.5 and 10.4, so I think it's the TC network that's not doing something right.
Any ideas or even a few people to tell me they have the same problem, so i don't feel all alone out here in technological computer network land...
Many thanks

Answer 1

This is likely a wireless network problem. Did you name your TC network the same as your old Netgear network? Not sure, but you can check your keychain settings to see if it is using your old Netgear password instead of a newer password.