Lesson #1:
Before "upgrading" to the latest, take a full backup of your current installation [ Or, better, install the latest version to a new partition, and don't mix ~ between versions. ]
Then, if you are unhappy with the new installation (quite usual in my experience), you can always go back to your tried and trusted linux installation so you can have access to the 'net and find out what has gone wrong. That's what grub's boot menu is
for.
Then, as you have the time and inclination, you can fine-tune and bug-fix your new version until you are happy to migrate your ~/* files over.
Do not click [Upgrade] and expect everything to be sweetness and light. It just doesn't work like that, whatever the developers say.
That said, (and I am guessing here) I suggest you uninstall "Network Manager" and install
wicd instead.
Otherwise just uninstall "Network Manager" and get to grips with your
/etc/network/interfaces file.
And robogymnast probably meant to say
sudo iwlist scan