Linux/Netbook Wifi Dropouts FIXED

I started running this on a netbook with aggressive power management:

#!/bin/ksh
#
# This is /etc/cron.hourly/wireless-up
#
# But I also run it from the root crontab every minute:
#
#   * * * * * /etc/cron.hourly/wireless-up
#
# This script works on the Asus EeePC 1005,
# which is a very bad actor when using it's
# internal wifi, which it powers-down to a
# standby mode that is really inadequate.
#
# Phil Ehrens <phil@slug.org>
#

ESSID='slugdotorg'

NIC='wlan0'

AP_MAC='DE:EA:DB:EE:F0:12'

GW='192.168.1.1'

if [[ ! $(/sbin/iwconfig "$NIC" ) =~ "$AP_MAC" ]]
then
   /sbin/iwconfig "$NIC" essid "$ESSID"
   /usr/bin/logger -t wireless-up "restored essid setting for $NIC"
   /sbin/ifconfig "$NIC" down
   sleep 2
   /sbin/ifconfig "$NIC" up
   sleep 2
   /usr/bin/logger -t wireless-up "ran ifconfig $NIC down/up"
fi

if [[ $(/usr/sbin/rfkill list) =~ yes ]]
then
  /usr/sbin/rfkill unblock all
  /usr/bin/logger -t wireless-up 'ran rfkill unblock all'
fi

if [[ ! $(/sbin/route) =~ default ]]
then
   /sbin/route add default gw "$GW"
   /usr/bin/logger -t wireless-up 'restored default gateway'
fi