The iwconfig / iwlist problem is a known problem with the Broadcom 'wl' driver.
What hardware are you using? Also, are you actually online when the problem occurs? If so, it might be helpful to post the output of "sudo iwconfig" once you're associated. This will show us whether or not the driver's actually reporting a signal quality for the AP when associated. Does this problem occur with all access points or only "ninja" ( WPA- PSK? )? Finally, I see lots of these error messages in the logs: Jul 21 03:22:42 spinachia NetworkManager: <info> Unmanaged Device found; state CONNECTED forced. (see http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191889) Where you experimenting with putting "eth0" in /etc/network/interfaces? -- NetworkManager Applet shows zero signal strength and not not connected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402012 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs