Playbook and dropping wifi
Just picked up my new 64gb playbook due to the price drop and run setup wizard etc.I can connect to my home wifi initially and stay on for as long as I want, but then when I come to connect again say in the morning it doesn't let me on
I've got brand new virgin broadband the nice fibre optic quick stuff with a shiny superhub, my laptop runs fine using the Ethernet and the only other wireless devices in the house are 2 blackberry bolds which run fine.
I constantly have to reset the router in order to re connect with my playbook which is really frustrating.
Any help would be great as this is kind of making my playbook experience a poor one if I have to reset my router everytime I want to go online.
Cheers in advance
This is not a Virgin forum but...
Login to the router using your web browser at http://192.168.0.1
Enter your username/password. The default settings will be found on a label at the back of the superhub under "Superhub settings" and will probably be 'admin' and 'changeme' respectively.
On the next screen, find the 'Advanced Settings' link at the bottom of the page
Go to Wireless settings. It will be there.
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