For a month now I have problems with the wifi connection, my laptop is a Dell N4050, use cinnamon mint 17, reading other threads, it happens something like it --> http://forum.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=181088 ,restart, press fn + f2, the wireless network disappears, etc.
Already tired of the problem, update the Kernel 3.16.1, was solved a few days and returned to the same.
Maybe this helps
And pastebin.sebastian@Sebastian-N4050:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
05:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0502]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
09:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1702 802.11bgn Half-size Mini PCIe Card [AR9002WB-1NGCD] [1028:0205]
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
sebastian@Sebastian-N4050:~$
http://pastebin.com/TfVA6ZMn
If I can help, I would appreciate it very much. I will be attentive to your answers.