Wireless password and keychain

I am having a huge problem with keeping my clients connected to the wireless network. After a few days the wireless shows they are connected to the network, however the internet will no longer work. I have to go into their keychain and remove the key and then rejoin to the wireless.
Any help would be great, Thank you

Hello,
What version of OS are your clients running. If it is 10.4.8 you may need to go into system prefs -> network -> airport and delete the trusted network and then add it again. Also what kind of access point are you trying to connect to? If it is an Airport Extreme what version of the firmware is it running? If it is an Airport and it is running 5.7 try going back to 5.5.1.
Best of luck!
- Barrett

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