Public bug reported:

I can connect with WPA to the AP, I can also disconnect and then
reconnect

but if the AP is switched off while I am connected, then I have to
restart in order to get wifi working again

I would be happy to try rmmod or restarting services, but I need
instructions for it, as until now I did everything at the same time, and
finally nothing worked

I have a Thinkpad T61 (766418G) with Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

daemon.log:
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: link timed out. 
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SWITCH: found better connection 
'wlan0/Triumvirat' than current connection 'wlan0/Triumvirat'.  same_ssid=1, 
have_link=0 
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Will activate connection 
'wlan0/Triumvirat'. 
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Device wlan0 activation 
scheduled... 
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device wlan0. 
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti dhclient: There is already a pid file 
/var/run/dhclient.wlan0.pid with pid 23345
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti dhclient: killed old client process, removed PID file
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Jan 16 05:02:02 vikti dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on wlan0 to 192.168.0.254 port 67
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti avahi-daemon[5612]: Withdrawing address record for 
192.168.0.12 on wlan0.
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti avahi-daemon[5612]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on 
interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 192.168.0.12.
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti avahi-daemon[5612]: Interface wlan0.IPv4 no longer 
relevant for mDNS.
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti avahi-daemon[5612]: Withdrawing address record for 
fe80::213:e8ff:fe9c:5b91 on wlan0.
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) started... 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 
(Device Prepare) scheduled... 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is now 14 
(normal exit) for interface wlan0 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is now 11 
(unknown) for interface wlan0 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is now 14 
(normal exit) for interface wlan0 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 
(Device Prepare) started... 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 
(Device Configure) scheduled... 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 
(Device Prepare) complete. 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 
(Device Configure) starting... 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0/wireless): 
access point 'Triumvirat' is encrypted, but NO valid key exists.  New key 
needed. 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) New wireless 
user key requested for network 'Triumvirat'. 
Jan 16 05:02:03 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 
(Device Configure) complete. 
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) New wireless 
user key for network 'Triumvirat' received. 
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 
(Device Prepare) scheduled... 
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 
(Device Prepare) started... 
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 
(Device Configure) scheduled... 
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 
(Device Prepare) complete. 
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 
(Device Configure) starting... 
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0/wireless): 
access point 'Triumvirat' is encrypted, and a key exists.  No new key needed. 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  supplicant_interface_init() - 
connect to global ctrl socket (0/10). 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  supplicant_interface_init() - 
connect to global ctrl socket (1/10). 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 
'INTERFACE_ADD wlan0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant6^I' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  supplicant_init() - connect to 
device ctrl socket (1/10). 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 1' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 
'ADD_NETWORK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was '0' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 
0 ssid xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 
0 proto WPA' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 
0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 
0 psk <key>' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 
'ENABLE_NETWORK 0' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK' 
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 
(Device Configure) complete. 
Jan 16 05:04:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0/wireless): 
association took too long (>120s), failing activation. 
Jan 16 05:04:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failure 
scheduled... 
Jan 16 05:04:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed for 
access point (Triumvirat) 
Jan 16 05:04:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed. 
Jan 16 05:04:05 vikti NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device wlan0. 
Jan 16 05:04:20 vikti NetworkManager: <WARN>  
request_and_convert_scan_results(): card took too much time scanning.  Get a 
better one. 
Jan 16 05:06:34 vikti NetworkManager: <WARN>  
request_and_convert_scan_results(): card took too much time scanning.  Get a 
better one. 

and the last message repeats until I rebooted

kern.log:
Jan 16 00:25:19 vikti kernel: [114953.096000] wlan0: associated
Jan 16 05:01:42 vikti kernel: [131535.860000] wlan0: No ProbeResp from current 
AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx - assume out of range
Jan 16 05:02:04 vikti kernel: [131558.052000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: 
link becomes ready
Jan 16 05:02:05 vikti kernel: [131558.788000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link 
is not ready
Jan 16 05:04:20 vikti kernel: [131694.152000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link 
is not ready

** Affects: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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iwl4965 can't reconnect if AP is lost and then comes back
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/183474
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