Official Arduino WiFi Shield - Issues - Improvements - Call to action

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Are you using IDE v1.0.5? Have you upgraded the firmware in your shield? Try this sketch to check your shield and firmware.
The firmware version should show 1.1.0. I set the serial baud to 9600, but I use 115200 here.

#include <WiFi.h>

// change to your WPA2 settings
char ssid[] = "mynetwork";     // the name of your network
char pass[] = "mypassphrase";  // your network password

int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;     // the Wifi radio's status

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // disable SD SPI
  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(4,HIGH);

  // check for the presence of the shield:
  if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD) {
    Serial.println(F("WiFi shield not present")); 
    // don't continue:
    while(true);
  } 

  // check firmware version
  Serial.print(F("Firmware version: "));
  Serial.println(WiFi.firmwareVersion());
  
 // attempt to connect to Wifi network:
  while ( status != WL_CONNECTED) { 
    Serial.print(F("Attempting to connect to SSID: "));
    Serial.println(ssid);
    status = WiFi.begin(ssid,pass);

    // wait 10 seconds for connection:
    delay(10000);
  }
   
  // you're connected now, so print out the data:
  Serial.print(F("You're connected to the network"));
  printCurrentNet();
  printWifiData();
}

void loop() {
}

void printCurrentNet() {
  // print the SSID of the network you're attached to:
  Serial.print(F("SSID: "));
  Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());

  // print the MAC address of the router you're attached to:
  byte bssid[6];
  WiFi.BSSID(bssid);    
  Serial.print(F("BSSID: "));
  Serial.print(bssid[5],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(bssid[4],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(bssid[3],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(bssid[2],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(bssid[1],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.println(bssid[0],HEX);

  // print the received signal strength:
  long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
  Serial.print(F("signal strength (RSSI):"));
  Serial.println(rssi);

  // print the encryption type:
  byte encryption = WiFi.encryptionType();
  Serial.print(F("Encryption Type:"));
  Serial.println(encryption,HEX);
}

void printWifiData() {
  // print your WiFi shield's IP address:
  IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
    Serial.print(F("IP Address: "));
  Serial.println(ip);
  Serial.println(ip);
  
  // print your MAC address:
  byte mac[6];  
  WiFi.macAddress(mac);
  Serial.print(F("MAC address: "));
  Serial.print(mac[5],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(mac[4],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(mac[3],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(mac[2],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.print(mac[1],HEX);
  Serial.print(F(":"));
  Serial.println(mac[0],HEX);
  
  // print your subnet mask:
  IPAddress subnet = WiFi.subnetMask();
  Serial.print(F("NetMask: "));
  Serial.println(subnet);

  // print your gateway address:
  IPAddress gateway = WiFi.gatewayIP();
  Serial.print(F("Gateway: "));
  Serial.println(gateway);
}