Re: NetworkManager applet

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On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 07:04 -0700, Philip Walden wrote:
> Jose wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I've installed and even updated FC5 on my Acer TravelMate 290 laptop,
> > which uses an Intel Centrino chipset (ipw2100). Despite I carefully
> > followed the instructions in
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/NetworkManager, ("The
> > NetworkManager tray icon automatically appears on your desktop once
> > the services are started.") I can't see the tray icon in my
> > notification area.
> >
> > I've read elsewhere that this applet appears only when no cable is
> > present, so I tried also unplugging my ethernet cable and even
> > restarting with the wireless already on. All kind of combinations
> > didn't work. I still can't see the applet on the bar.
> >
> > I restarted the services, and tried to disable the network service too
> > (despite this is not mentioned in the referenced link above, I read
> > elsewhere that if you enable the NetworkManager service you may
> > consider disabling the network service. That was another test I also
> > made. But still no success...)
> >
> > I already made sure that my notification area is there, of course.
> >
> > Can you think on anything else I can try?
> >
> > Thanks in advance. Cheers,
> I have seen where you must deactivate the device first in 
> system-configuration-network before NetworkManager will take over.
> 
That is not true in my case. However the network initscript should not
be running.
-- 
Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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