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This has been reported across the Internet today and I am actually experiencing the same issue as others with my 16 Gig, WiFi, IPAD. I am loosing the connection to my home wireless network. There is not a certain application that is causing the issue. The IPAD continuously asks me to place my password back in for my wireless network.

Apple has confirmed the issue but their knowledge base article is wrong in my opinion. All of my other wireless hardware does not have any issues connecting once the password has been set. the article, iPad: Does not automatically rejoin known Wi-Fi networks, states that:

Resolution

If you encounter this issue, try the following:

• Create separate Wi-Fi network names to identify each band. This can be done easily by appending one or more characters to the current network name.
  • Example: Add a G to the 802.11b/g network name and an N to the 802.11n network name.
• Ensure that both networks use the same security type (WEP, WPA, WPA2, and so on)

If the issue persists, reset your network settings using Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
Note: Always ensure that your Wi-Fi router firmware is up to date.

There is no way that this is the issue, it has to be a hardware issue with the IPAD and I am sure that Apple will realize this in the near future and have an update for their software promptly, I can only hope.

I know that one way that I have corrected it was to actually remove the WEP encryption on my network, but that is an unsafe fix and I do not want to share my wireless network with everyone in my neighborhood.

I will keep this blog post up to date with comments and the fix once it is resolved.

~Mike