I've got the same problem, except one thing - my wireless network is hidden. No connection at startup, I have to manually click on "Connect to hidden SSID" and then chose my SSID profile.
Details: Acer Aspire 5100 Mint 9 64-bit NetworkManager 0.8 WPA2-PSK Ethernet controller : Atheros Communications Inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC (rev 01) -- Wireless connection does not auto connect at startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577259 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs