Now that I think of it, I am in the same situation right now (iwconfig shows 
the wireless interface, but ifconfig does not shows it).
But for me this is just that I am not using it (I use manually a line like:
sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
followed by:
sudo dhclient wlan0
to connect myself to the Internet).

And my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file looks like:
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=admin
ap_scan=2        // might be 0 or 1 for normal people, I need it to connect to 
an hidden access point

network={
  proto=RSN
  key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
  ssid="publicid"
  scan_ssid=0
  psk="secret_password"
}

That said, this file is supposed to be generated automatically by 
network-manager.
I am a bit lost with the network-manager because I deactivate it (need to use 
both 56k and wireless).
But as far as I know, there is still a bug that make wpa_supplicant not 
automatically starting wpa_supplicant.
... searching ...
This is: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44194

So, I think the situation you are facing is not a bug in the kernel...
and I suggest you  convert your bug in a question (upper-right link on this 
page above the word Milestone), where I expect you will get better support on 
how to manage your situation. If then they think that there is really a bug, 
feel free to reassign this as a bug on the appropriate package.

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[jaunty] Intel WiFi Link 5100/iwlagn not working
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