Always have to select my wireless network...

On my powerbook I can't figure out where I can tell it to automatically connect to my wireless network when I boot up - I always have to go up to menu bar, click on the wireless icon and select my network. There must be a way to tell it to always select it, but I sure as heck can't seem to get it work!

I have the same problem. I reviewed the knowledge base entry, but I only get options for "automatic" and "preferred networks". I lose th connection constantly and can only re-establish by manually selecting the network name from the airport pulldown list.
Ideas?
Thanks,
Adam S
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Inxsible wrote:
Internet Mouse wrote:
Inxsible wrote:Have you tried any other network manager -- wicd for example -- to see if that works?
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