Comment 2 for bug 291536

Thats interesting. I have a thinkpad x61 with intel 4965 wireless. What I have found is if i start the system with my killswitch enabled (i.e., wireless disabled) i can get the wireless to start by enabling wireless with the killswitch, then right clicking on the NetworkManager icon and unchecking 'enable networking' and the rechecking it. I then also do the same thing to 'enable wireless'.

Other solution as mentioned above should be to have wireless enabled via the killswitch prior to startup.