Automatically Having Atheros- Based Card to Auto-Configure

[Jeffrey D. Yuille]

Hello,

     First, I want to say that my Atheros-based card is working 
perfectly.  Well, almost.  Is there anyone using this type of card where 
it can automatically configure itself upon boot-up?  Everytime I have to 
boot the computer, I always have to type in a password for it to be 
configured properly. I can also see as the hardware is being detected, 
it seems to indicate that the card cannot be found (WiFi0).  I am using 
an IBM ThinkPad T-30 and am using a Linksys WPC55AG card, which uses the 
Atheros-based drivers. I am also using WPA2 encryption through Network 
Manager and the card is receiving its signal through a Linksys broadband 
router (WRT54G).  I want to know if there is a way to automate this 
process.  If there is, what do I have to configure to make this process 
happen automatically without having to type any passwords?  Any help 
would be greatly appreciated.