Using Second Monitor Airport Does Not Reconnect Upon Waking from Sleep.

Using: MBP; OSX v10.6.5; Airport v5.5.2; Menu Bar assigned to second monitor which is a ViewSonic plugged in via mini-display port to HDMI.
When MBR goes to sleep and wakes upon mouse movement Airport does not re-establish the connection to my network.
No closing of lid or manually putting MBP to sleep involved. Just leave lid open on MBP and walk away for an hour. Upon return, move mouse, everthing wakes except Airport which shows an exclamation mark in the menu bar for the Airport ICON.
When using MBP display for the Menu Bar screen Airport wakes OK.
What's with that behavior???

I changed channels from AUTO to Ch 11. Was there a specific frequency you had in mind.
I also closed the lid to the MBP, let things go to sleep, returned to the office, moved the mouse and the Airport came on line on its own.
I figure there is programmatic problem within either the OS or the Airport coding that prevents Airport re-finding a network with both displays active but the Menu Bar on the secondary screen.

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