Macbook pro stopped reading the default wifi
For the past couple of days, my MacBook pro stopped reading my default wifi, although it can pick up signals from my neighbours. None of my other devices has this problem (ipad, iMac). It does not matter whether the MacBook pro is placed close to the wireless router or not. I have tried restarting, it worked at first and now it doesn't even read any signal from my router. What should I do?
System Preferences>Network>Advanced. Drag your network to the top of the list. Check the box, "Remember networks this computer has joined." Delete the networks you don't want from the list. Click OK, then click Apply.
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Locations: Automatic
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Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues in OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6
Netspot
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