Ubuntu Networking :: Network Manager Disconnects Every Couple Of Seconds?

Basically upon logging network manager will connect to my network, and most of the time it will only last 20 seconds or so before it disconnects and tries to reconnects, this tends to go on for quite a while. Logging off and logging on over and over worked once, for this post I opened pages between the 15 seconds that i was connected and after 20 minutes it has remained connected (every time it stays connected for longer than 5 minutes it will never disconnect again) I followed the HOWTO thread so forgive me if most of this information is useless

1 ) Machine Brand and Model (Laptop): Asus 52jr is the model number

2 ) Wireless Brand, Model and Wireless Chipset:

03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)is what I found from running lspci

3 ) check interface:

Code:

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 1c:4b:d6:5c:61:8b
inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::1e4b:d6ff:fe5c:618b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

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