Macbook fails to find network

[TheCreeper]

Just got my new MB and I've run into a minor prob. It seems that airport sometimes does not find my wireless network. This usually happens when I put it to sleep or do a restart OR when i plug it in while its in sleep mode (it wakes and sleeps).

I am using an old Linksys 802.11b router.
My iMac G5 is hardwired into it.
My old iBook G4 always sees the network.

Some work arounds to this problem is I have to go into the Linksys admin page and make SSID Broadcast available for all the world to see (I do not like this). Once I do this the MB sees it and connects.

I have gone into Network and it even shows my network in there yet it fails to connect to it. I can even type in the network name and the WEP password and it still fails to connect. It seems once I make the SSID broadcast available it works.

Thoughts? Doesn't have all the time yet...

 

[cwedl]

This used to happen to me but after this update http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportextremeupdate2007001.html

it sorted the problem out, just make sure you have all the updates. my ssid is hidden as well. Whilst I know this is an AirPort Extreme base station update I don't have one but that didn't matter

 

[TheCreeper]

i think i got that update but i'll have to check again. when i first started my MB for the first time software update popped up with a ton of stuff and I think I remember this was one of them.

i will check...

 

[cwedl]

you can always check to make sure that its set to automatically connect when it finds it.

 

[TheCreeper]

you can always check to make sure that its set to automatically connect when it finds it.

how so? I think I did this as well but just want to make sure i did the right steps. i think i did set it to connect auto and it still would not. thanks

 

[TheCreeper]

now everytime i wake it fails to find the network BUT when i go to airport it sees my network and i have to select it all the time.

i must be missing something. how to i get it to default to connect to my network?

i do have that update for airport...