Wireless: re-connect after failure...

Hi,
I have a Mac Mini Server...
Whenever it looses wireless connectivity (power outage, I reload the AP and so on) the server does not re-connect to the wireless network again by itself. I also have a MacBook 5.1 unibody (1st ed) that does re-connect by itself when the wireless is up again.
Can I change this behaviour?
Anyone experience the same issue?
NOTE! I can reboot the server and then it picks up the wireless network again. The main issue is, that it does not automatically re-connect when it detects the wireless network is available again - like my macbook does.
Thanks.
/JZ

Hello,
I have been having a large amount of problems on my MacBook (Tiger) when trying to re-connect to wifi after sleep (lid and button), to the point where using prefs>network, I couldn't even connect. I could sometimes get it to reconnect with a full reboot but the was intermittent - my issue was predominately on N (which I use a lot) although G was very flaky with a lot of connection dropping also.
Have tried everything, went to the Mac Store and had a new logic board and Wifi card
Upon returning from the MacStore the sleep issue was still a problem and having read this post, I played around with my bluetooth and found that after sleep it started to reconnect again intermittently in either Off, On (not discoverable) and On (Discoverable). I then by chance realised my wireless keyboard was in the cupboard close by. I turned it off and reconnected it and it seems to have cured my problem. I have yet to try with keyboard on but in the past when it has been in permanent use I have never had an issue. So try resetting your bluetooth and your mice and keyboard and doing a full reconnect.
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