Whenever I log in to mum's airport wifi (it has wep) after a few hours it won't work and says connection timed out. The wifi and airport also is invisible to mum's macbook ***?

whenever I log in to mum's airport wifi either with my iphone or macbook pro (her aiport express uses wep security) after a few hours it won't work and says connection timed out. The wifi and airport also is invisible to mum's macbook which means she can't login. If I plug her computer or mine direct into her virgin modem - it does work...  I can't even find her express in airport utility to reset it  any ideas what is going wrong?

Hello Sally,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. There are a few things to try when dealing with a Self-Assigned IP address. The following articles will assist with troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues all around.
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues in OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Mac OS: How to release and renew a DHCP lease
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1920
Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a cable modem, DSL, or LAN Internet connection
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1317
Regards,
-Norm G.

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