Wireless Problem?

[AgentBEATS]

Hi everyone, I'm new to using a Mac and OSX. I am still adjusting to the differences between it and windows.

One difference or I would call it a problem is with my wireless connection after coming out of sleep mode. My macbook seems to have problems with re-connecting to any wireless connection after it turns back on, it does clearly detect it and identify with whatever wireless I am using, but when trying to use a browser or anything that needs internet it doesn't connect properly.

On my previous laptop, a windows netbook, I could easily re-open it from sleep/stand-by/whatever and the wireless would take only a couple seconds to re-detect the signal and everything was working. This does not seem possible on my macbook. I have to close everything connected to the wireless or turn it off and reconnect entirely and even then it sometimes doesn't work right away.

Again, I'm new to using a Mac and maybe this is just how it works, but right now it seems to be a problem and any suggestions on what I can do to alleviate it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[TEG]

You shouldn't have any issues waking from sleep and re-establishing WiFi connections. You can try repairing permissions, but the best solution is to have someone qualified look at it, as it make be something more concerning.

TEG

 

[atlanticza]

You could try deleting your existing WiFi network connection, then search for, and add it again.

 

[AgentBEATS]

Thank you both for your quick replies.

@atlanticza
I did try before this to remove my networks and reconnect that way, but for the sake of it I tried again and the problem persists.

I should mention that although my macbook shows that I am really connected to the internet, my browsers do not detect a network. In Safari I clicked the diagnose button that appears on the no network page and it said my internet seemed to be fine, but after refreshing or opening a new page it still does not load the page and says no network. I even tried connecting to a different network and again it connects but the pages won't load for a bit until I re-close everything and then refresh a few more times.

@TEG
I am starting to think that it really is a more pressing problem, do you or anyone else have any idea what could be wrong with my macbook that could be causing this?

I bought this Macbook from Apple.ca refurbished and have only had it for 2 days now. Yesterday I did not notice this problem in the slightest and it only began persisting to not connect properly coming from sleep today.