Macbook too polite: always asks to join network

Hi - my father's new Macbook refuses to automatically go to his preferred network. Can anyone please advise what he might do? When it's woken from sleep it always asks if he wants to join a network.
Many thanks...

Well I would try turning off the "Ask to join new networks" option. Then make sure when you join your network that you check the box that says "Remember this network". Also sometimes it just takes a while for the macbook to reconnect to the network, so maybe waiting for it to connect would also be the answer.
Not sure if this is going to help but it should work.

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If any of the above solutions work, please post back what solved your problem. It will help others with the same problem.
 Cheers, Tom

Macbook too polite: always asks to join network

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