My 15" macbook pro have big problems identifying and connecting to my wireless network
my 15" macbook pro have big problems identifying and connecting to my wireless network. I have no problem connecting to my neighbour´s. Also I have a 13" macbook pro, a 13" macbook, 2 ipads and 3 iphones (3, 4 and 5) and none of these have any problems connecting to my wireless. My 15" is running Mac OS X 10.7.5, has a 2.66 GHz Intel Core I7 proc and 8 GB Ram
Hi Frodey,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has steps to take to troubleshoot connecting to a wireless network and may help:
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Cheers,
- Ari
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