Wifi "always on" mode

[CPUnltd]

I'd like my wifi to stay on after reboot/shutdown & startup, how do I do this? Currently, I have to turn it on everytime I start the system up. I am always near wifi when I turn on my Pandora and would like to connect right away without having to manually toggle it on. Bluetooth already does this.

 

[Nintendo]

I also did not know this fact, so thanks Alerino.

 

[xopher]

How would you get the connection to stay connected to the current SSID between login/logout sessions? Seems if I'm connected via SSH and I log out of my desktop session my SSH session freezes until I log back in to the desktop. Is it just me or anyone else have this happen?

 

[Jey123456]

you could disable the network manager, and connect manually (wpa_supplicant or iwconfig depending on your network) using a script in runlevel 3. it would essentially detach your network connection from the user. but it would also make changing network a bit more complicated. not to mention the risk of breaking your boot if you dont know what you are doing.