network manager nm-applet alternative for the GNOMEless?

[Michael V. De Palatis]

On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 03:54:25PM -0400, Andrew Conkling wrote:
> This should be directed to the ubuntu-users list.
> 
> On 4/21/06, Dick Davies <rasputnik at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Anyone know of a way to communicate with network-manager from
> > a non-gnome/kde desktop?
> 
> Off the top of my head, I think that the nm-applet program runs from
> the system tray, so it makes sense to me that it would work outside of
> GNOME.  I think it uses the keyring for its password storage (at least
> until 0.7, IIRC), so you may still need that.

This is correct. I used to have it running with Fluxbox. However, I
have noticed very strange behavior with NM, and for the time being am
using netapplet instead.

Mike