Network manager icon not appearing

[Paul Tader]

Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Andrew Farris <flyindragon1 at aol.com
> <mailto:flyindragon1 at aol.com>> wrote:
> 
>     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 <mailto: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!
> 
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> 
> Andrew, command still not found!  nm-apple
> 
> gary
> 

Maybe, just maybe your path'ing is not right.

Please try:

$ /usr/bin/nm-applet