Q: update 10.8.5 killed wifi

I have been going crazy .... but .... with NO action at all taken .... except a few restarts .... I was preparing to do a OS X reinstall so was doing backups, but that did not affect the Wifi ....  I did connect a few times using Ethernet (and ... could that have done something ?)

but in a restart just now ....  it is back and working .... WiFi ....

I cannot say what might have happened on my side - I think nothing at all ....

so in connecting via ethernet, perhaps apple has done something "secret" they did not want to advertise .... throwing an "x" update to the 10.8.5 at all of us ....

so .... I'd say .... get connected with ethernet ..... restart a few times and let it sit for a bit so if some download goes on in the background ... it can get done ....

and .... go for it ....

IT'S   back .....   

I know not why, but I opened to work and no wiFi .... it had been ok for day +

installed the combo update .....  still no wifi

**** them ....   I'm sorry to say I will probably have to lose an entire day and do the OS X resinstall (lost day for backups and all the bother before doing the reinstall)

am thinking hard about how to do this and not want to shoot myself .... just as I'm about to new HD to 1TB ....  hmmmm .... it's a pan and very inefficient to use ethernet, but at least that does work ....

hmmmmm