Wireless link not established until user logins on Windows 2000 Server

I'm building a Windows 2000 Server but it will be tucked away in a cupboard and wireless access is therefore preferable. I've built the server using a D-Link DWL-G510 Wireless NIC and it works fine EXCEPT that it appears that the wireless connection is only established when a user logs in. If I simply reboot the server and attempt to ping it from another PC, it doesn't respond. When you login, the "Network not connected" icon appears as well as the "No connection" icon on the wireless system tray application. A second or so later, the wireless connection establishes itself.

I assume this is because the D-Link configuration tool (and therefore profile) only kicks in when the user logs in and doesn't run when sat at the login prompt.

I've considered copying a pre-configured profile into the Default User profile - which I believe is in-use when a system is sat at the login prompt. Another alternative would be to load the D-Link config tool in the Winlogin registry key (can't remember the exact value right now).

Any ideas?

Thanks, Rob.

PS. This is a very low grade server :-) Not too worried about speed...

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