I am having trouble connecting to wifi networks that are password secured, even though I know the passwords.

hey guys,
Ok so here is the problem. I am having trouble connecting to wifi networks that are password secured. I am able to connect to public wifi with no problem, but when networks have passwords on them I am unable to connect to them, and I know that passwords. I also know that i am putting the correct passwords in because I am able to connect to the networks on my computer. I have tried turning my phone off and then back on, turning the wifi off and then back on and even resetting my network passwords to no avail. The networks that are secure show up in the wifi list for networks but when I go to put the password in, it tells me "incorrect password for the network". It has never connected to it since the passwords have been put on it. I am out of ideas for trouble shooting. Can anyone else help?!

Try a soft reset by holding in the power button and the home button in at the same time for about 15 seconds until the screen flashes and then goes completely black. Afterwards try and turn the phone back on and see if that works. Also you could try and reset the Network Settings by going to Settings--General--Reset--Reset Network Settings and see if that resolves your problems as well. If all else fails be sure and do a backup through ITunes and then try to restore the device. Hopefully all will be well now.

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Bought the Ipod touch last December and while the firmware version was in the "1's", I had no issues connecting to the router and using the wifi functions.
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#These are my comments#
Nov 25 21:24:35 (none) user.debug klogd: Register 0:1d:4f:ee:dc:d1:
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Nov 25 21:24:35 (none) user.debug klogd: Register L2 entry to 865x, ret=0, <7> link id 1 mac on radio 0 00:1D:4F:EE:DC:D1
#In the block above, I was able to connect the ipod after a power restart of the router. It connects for only a few seconds though#
Nov 25 21:24:40 (none) user.debug klogd: Unregister 0:1d:4f:ee:dc:d1:
Nov 25 21:24:40 (none) user.debug klogd: Modify L2 =DstBlock/Dynamic/LinkId=1, ret=0
Nov 25 21:24:40 (none) user.debug klogd: Unregister L2 entry from 865x, ret=0
Nov 25 21:24:40 (none) user.debug klogd: wns msg rcvd: type = 0x130a^Ilength = 30
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Nov 25 21:24:43 (none) user.debug klogd: Register 0:1d:4f:ee:dc:d1:
Nov 25 21:24:43 (none) user.warn klogd: <7>Add L2 =Fwd/Static/LinkId=1/Port=0040, ret=0,0
Nov 25 21:24:43 (none) user.debug klogd: Register L2 entry to 865x, ret=0, <7> link id 1 mac on radio 0 00:1D:4F:EE:DC:D1
Nov 25 21:24:43 (none) user.debug klogd: wns msg rcvd: type = 0x1308^Ilength = 46
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Nov 25 21:25:06 (none) user.warn klogd: [0][19][2][12196541] Triggering deletion, fail time 1001
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#Alright, the DISTANCE from the router is not an issue, as I'm 3 feet away from the router at this moment. However, the ipod is unresponsive here? What?#
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Nov 25 21:25:19 (none) user.debug klogd: Register L2 entry to 865x, ret=0, <7> link id 1 mac on radio 0 00:1D:4F:EE:DC:D1
Nov 25 21:25:24 (none) user.debug klogd: Unregister 0:1d:4f:ee:dc:d1:
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Nov 25 21:25:24 (none) user.debug klogd: wns msg rcvd: type = 0x130a^Ilength = 30
#Clicked on my router's SSID again to try to reconnect... denied...#
Nov 25 21:25:26 (none) user.debug klogd: Register 0:1d:4f:ee:dc:d1:
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Nov 25 21:25:26 (none) user.debug klogd: Register L2 entry to 865x, ret=0, <7> link id 1 mac on radio 0 00:1D:4F:EE:DC:D1
Nov 25 21:25:32 (none) user.debug klogd: Unregister 0:1d:4f:ee:dc:d1:
Nov 25 21:25:32 (none) user.debug klogd: Modify L2 =DstBlock/Dynamic/LinkId=1, ret=0
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Nov 25 21:25:32 (none) user.debug klogd: wns msg rcvd: type = 0x130a^Ilength = 30
#Same here#
This is incredibly frustrating. Should I return the IPOD to an apple store and ask for a new one? Is there a setting on my router that will allow the IPOD to actually connect?
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*Mac filtering is off.
*Encryption algorithm is TKIP
*Group renewal key is 3600 seconds
*First installed firmware 2.0 OVER 1.4. After I got wifi issues, I restored the ipod to 2.0 after a full format. Did not solve my problems.
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