My imac running Lion keeps dropping the Internet.

My imac running Lion keeps dropping the Internet. Sometimes just switching the wi-fi off and on corrects this but sometimes there it says no ip address. I have found restarting router sorts the no ip address. Help can I do something to stop this. Thanks simon

Your profile shows you're using SL, but you posted it in the Lion forum. So, assuming you're using Lion, I've seen posts where creating a new Network Location and adding a different named wi-fi connection has help others with this problem.
You can also check your router for firmware updates.
Many posts on this topic. Search forums for other possibilities.

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there not supporting 802.11g or other types
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go About this Mac > More Info... > Overview > Than > System Report..
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Country Code:
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and Security:    WPA2 Personal
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agin and agin and agin .
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