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OS X Lion: iMac may not automatically reconnect to Wi-Fi network after waking from sleep

Posted in Apple Mac OS

Products Affected

OS X Lion, iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009), iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011), iMac (27-inch, Late 2009), iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)

Symptoms

After waking an iMac running OS X Lion v10.7.3 from sleep, the computer may not automatically reconnect to the Wi-Fi network it was associated with prior to sleep.

Resolution

Download and install the iMac Wi-Fi Update, which resolves an issue that may cause an iMac to not automatically connect to a known Wi-Fi network after waking from sleep.