How do I get back...

[Peter Garrett]

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:05:25 -0800
Michael <michaelg at seadreamer.net> wrote:

> When Ubuntu is first installed to a system with a wifi card it has a 
> panel applet that shows what networks are available.  I lost that and 
> can't find a way to get it back.  Can someone tell me what it is called 
> or where I can find it.  I found a few that do the same thing but I like 
> the original.

Open a terminal ( Applications - Accessories - Terminal)
Type

nm-applet &

You should see the applet appear. If not, try

sudo /etc/init.d/dbus restart

Once you have it working, save your session:

(System - Preferences - Sessions - Session Options)

Peter

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