Airport auto-join 'oddness'

I have two systems at home, a Powerbook G4, and an iMac G5, both with 10.4.9 (and every update thereafter, barring the latest security patch), and both of which connect to an Airport Extreme base station (via built-in Airport cards).
Here's what's weird: the Airport network I've created (let's call it "Home") doesn't seem to come up automatically when I shutdown/restart the iMac. Home appears in the Airport menu, and what's more, I can connect to it without being prompted for the WPA passkey (mine is rather long, at 63 characters), but I always have to select it manually from the list. Not a big deal, but as far as I can tell, the settings on both machines are identical, and the Powerbook connects to the network without any problems.
Both systems have the network passkey in the system keychain, and both have Home designated as a preferred network. Furthermore, both systems are set to connect to preferred networks only. There are no other base stations/WAPs in my house, and besides, both computers are set to prompt before adding newly-discovered networks to the preferred list, so you don't have to worry about the iMac accidentally joining another network "higher on the list" without my realizing it.
As I've indicated, this isn't a life-threatening emergency by any means...but I know auto-join should always work in principle.
Powerbook G4, iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

...do you have any further suggestions?
Check your setting on the network pref/options page and make sure that the only box selected is the one that states "Automatically add new networks . . . ." Make sure that the "Disconnect . . . when I log out" item is NOT selected.
I'm assuming you're having this problem with a secure (i.e. WEP or WPA) network. The next time you manually log on to the network, make sure you select the option to store your password in your keychain.
You can also try selecting the "Automatic" and "Preferred networks" options on the Network Pref, Airport Tab to see if the problem exists with either configuration.
One more little tidbit, if you're using WEP, when you log on to your network put a "$" as the first character of your network password. I'm not sure if this trick works with WPA, but you can try it and find out,
Hope this resolves your problem. cheers!
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