I'm glad I read XKCD, then. sudo make me a sandwich!

I encountered the same three files under my configuration as well. rtl8192cu, rtl8192c_common, and rtlwifi seemed to be the same troublemakers. They were blacklisted and the problem was dealt with.

I then extracted the drivers from Realtek's website (porting them over from a USB, extracting them onto the desktop, opening the folder, then right clicking on install.sh, and selecting the 'Allow executing as program" under the Permissions tab.

I then restarted the computer.

Upon logging in, the wireless icon did its light-up animation. The problem persists.

I intend to attach the new netinfo.txt to demonstrate the appropriate changes made.

What else could I consider?