Randomly dropping wifi connection

My iMac is randomly dropping wifi connection. I constantly have to turn on/off AirPort to get it to work. Any ideas?

Hi there allylance,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
-Griff W. 

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