Network manager icon not appearing

[Andrew Farris]

On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 20:51 -0500, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Andrew Farris <flyindragon1 at aol.com>
> wrote:
>         On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 07:22 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>         > Hello.
>         > I am using 8.10 on my Dell Mini 10.  The Network manager
>         icon stopped
>         > appearing on the bar so I can't see which wireless networks
>         are
>         > available.  When I click System/Network Manager nothing
>         happens.   I
>         > can connect via ethernet.  On 9.10 on same notebook I do not
>         have this
>         > problem at all and in fact sometimes when 8.1 loads the icon
>         loads,
>         > sometimes I see it for a moment and it disappears.
>         
>         sounds like the applet is crashing for some reason...but since
>         you can still connect to the internet via ethernet, then
>         network manager is still working, you are just lacking an
>         applet to see what it's doing. Try going to a terminal
>         (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and run this:
>            nm-applet

> Andrew, the command yielded 
> 
> $ nm-applet
> bash: nm-applet: command not found
> 
> So where did the applet go and more importantly how do I get it back?
> Right clicking on black space on tool bar does not result in the
> applet's appearance either.

Odd... It seems that your try applet is no longer on your system.

The tray applet is a part of the "network-manager-gnome" package...so it
would be worth a shot to try reinstalling the package. To do so:
     1. Go to "System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager"
     2. Select "Networking" from the "Section" tree on the left, then
        search for "network-manager-gnome".  It should be the first or
        second thing to come up
     3. right-click on the package, and select "Mark for
        Re-installation"
     4. Click "Apply"

That should download the package from online (assuming you still have
your Ethernet connection), and in theory should re-install the applet.
After that, try running the "nm-applet" in the command line again, and
see what happens (if the applet appears by itself after installing, then
you dont have to bother with running it from a terminal, and your issue
is fixed).

Hope that helps!

-- 
Andrew
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