Wi-Fi: Looking for Networks
I have searched the forums here and cannot find anyone with the exact same problem that I have. If you find one, please feel free to post a link.
I have a late 2011 13" MBP running OS X 10.8.4 (Mountain Lion). Occasionally after waking my computer from sleep (2-3 times per week), the wifi icon will constantly show one bar going up then down (hard to explain, but searching for signal...you know) over and over. When I click on the icon there will be no networks found and it will say "Wifi: Looking for Networks". It will search indefinitely. I cannot connect to my known network, nor see it. I live in an apartment building with 15+ wifi networks usually visible but none of them will appear. I try to turn wifi off, and nothing happens. The icon is still in search mode, I click it again, and the option to turn off wifi is still clickable. Over and over.
The only solution I have found is a restart - sometimes a hard shut down and restart at that. *cringe*
This is extremely frustrating. Nearly missed an 11:59pm (EST) deadline tonight. Any help would be appreciated.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)