HT1109 Mac has no airport connection

I owed this Mac for the last four years. I recently had this problem where I can't get online anymore. I currently use airport connection to get online and had been using for the last four year.  Is there anyway I can get the connection back?

Hello,
Does the Airport icon show any black bars?
Instead of joining your network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.

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