MacBook Pro loses airport connection if left alone for a while

Hi Everyone,
Everytime I walk away from my MBP, I come back only to find out that I no longer have any bars on my airport icon in the menu bar. I have tried moving airport to the top and unchecking the other options in the network preferences. This happens to me at home with an airport express, as well as here at work with a 3rd party wireless router. It's not a big deal, but it is somewhat of a tedious chore.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
JV

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