WiFi signal shows that it's not connected to the internet, but WiFi does work.

As you can see, it's not working the way it should. I took this snapshot just before I started typing this. I don't know if it's something I did, or a program, or something else, but it happened sometime a few months ago. I never bothered to ask because I figured it would have been because the system had to be updated, but I'm now running the latest version of Mac OS X Mavericks.
Any ideas on what may have caused the problem and how I can fix it?
Thanks in advance!

When you see an exclamation point in the Wi-Fi menu, from the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Network
Click the Assist me button and select Assistant. Follow the prompts. You may get a warning that Wi-Fi is not available, that you're too far from the base station, or that you're using the wrong password.
Assuming that you've ruled out those possibilities, restart the computer and try again. If there's no change, click the lock icon in the lower left corner of the preference pane and authenticate, if necessary. From the Location menu at the top of the window, select Edit Locations. A sheet will drop down. Click the plus-sign button to create a new location. Give it any name you want. In the new location, set up the Wi-Fi service with the same settings you used before. Click  Applyand test.
If there's still no connection, and if you have control of the router, compare its settings to Apple's recommendations. Some third-party routers may be incompatible in 802.11b/g/n radio mode. Try setting the mode to 802.11n only.

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