This definitely seems to be KNetworkManager-related. I have just switched to Ubuntu without the K (i.e. installed ubuntu-desktop and removed the kubuntu bits) and it works fine now.
Since there is apparantly now no one who can reproduce this bug, you might as well close it until someone else sees it. -- (N?)NetworkManager does not always connect to wireless AP on startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220151 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to knetworkmanager in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs