Multiple network monitor applets

[NoOp]

On 11/01/2007 09:35 AM, David Vincent wrote:
> Liam Proven wrote:
[snip]
>> 
>> What's the point of having 2? It seems redundant...
>> 
> 
> by default you are looking at "Network Manager" which won't look like 
> much to you unless you have a wireless network.  the other applet is a 
> little gnome thingy to give you pretty lights when you have network 
> activity.  that one is nic specific so if you have multiple network 
> cards you will need to add it more than once to your panel and then 
> configure it for each interface.
> 
> network manager does not blink or do anything to show you you have 
> network activity - it changes from the little icon you are used to to a 
> wireless lan strength meter depending on which network you are actively 
> connected to.
> 
> google network manager for more info on it.  on my desktop machines i 
> disable it and add the gnome applet to get my pretty lights.  :)
> 
> -d


Ah... good point! Liam, on the one where you have no wireless you can
turn off the glued NM by: System|Preferences|Sessions|Startup Programs -
and untick Network Manager. Then log out & log back in and it will be
gone. You can then add the gnome applet instead. It will actually flash
when you have traffice & if you right click & select Properties you can
see your IP, configure you interface etc.