Problem with WiFi on 2nd Gen. iPod Touch!

I just got a new 2nd generation iPod Touch which is awesome except this problem...Whenever I try to connect to WiFi, the Settings pane will show that it is connected but the signal bars never come up and if I try to use the internet it won't work. The only thing that will fix it is rebooting it. How wide-spread is this problem? I think maybe Apple should do something about this...

Well, from what I am guessing, you are probably trying to access a private server. In which case, there are certain steps you must follow depending on the place's procedure. Like for me (university), I had to login as a guest, and install a program and have identification to access the wi-fi on campus. Now I login as a Restricted user b/c they have me registered.
Hope that helped,
Kevin

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@roamminggnome
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Eric Ross wrote:
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