Strange Number Lock Behavior

[Erinn <erinn@double-helix.org>]

Hi,

Previously, I had an all text Debian firewall. Everytime I would boot
it, the number lock would turn off. I thought it was specific to that
box until I installed Debian on my workstation. The behavior persists
and as I'd never witnessed it in any previous operating system, I
thought it was Debian-specific, and was wondering two things:

1. Has anyone else experienced this?
2. If so, is there any way to stop it? 

I know it's kind of trivial but it's also a little annoying.

Thanks,

Erinn