Won't stay connected to internet

I bought a new macbook pro 2011 with lion osx last week. I stay connected to the internet at home with no problem,
but when i use it at work (work for government) it kicks me off every 30 seconds and i have to keep looking for and logging
back into the internet......i have a feeling it's a setting i don't have set correctly for wireless communication. Several of my
coworkers have mac's and other types of pc's and they have no problem staying connected. I could not get apple to answer
(thought they were open 24/7????) and the geek squad recommended everything i've done already, ie take down firewall/put
firewall backup/take off smartsurf/reinstall smartsurf.....i can't figure this out, can anyone help? Work is a T3 network.
I have bluetooth and it is on and also set to "wifi".......thanks!

Try restarting while holding the shift key, to get Safe Mode (you WILL have to enter your password). This does one cycle of Disk Repair as the Mac starts up, then loads the minimal number of extensions. If the problem is "cured" your add-ons are the problem.
If you are using DHCP, the Router's Firewall is all the protection you need, and the Firewall on the individual computers can be turned off.
If you are using an Admin account for daily use, consider creating a new Admin, and using it to demote your current account to a "regular" User account. This will give you protection against malware, because nothing can install without putting up an authentication box and demanding the Admin password. Smartsurf would not be necessary after you do this.

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