NetworkManager is only supposed to configure interfaces *not*
configured
statically in /etc/network/interfaces. If the interface you use for
Network connection is defined there.
NetworkManager will not touch it. As it is left with no interfaces to
configure, it says No network connection.
I suppose it is erroneous behaviour on NM's part but if you only have
statically configured interfaces, why do you need NM?
Vibhav
Regarding your description of its purpose, I probably don' t need it.
Having used (and still using) other distro's, I never came across this
icon and in this place. So it made me wonder what and why. I suppose I
can safely either ignore or remove it.
Huub
Well actually NM is a gnome daemon + applet which intends to be useful
to mobile laptop users who switch from wireless network to wireless network.
From: http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
<snip>
Pain-Free Networking
Networking on Linux right now is painful for the mobile desktop user,
especially in comparison to other operating systems. A laptop user
should never need to use the command line or configuration files to
manage their network; it should "Just Work" as automatically as possible
and intrude as little as possible into the user's workflow.
</snip>
and this job it does brilliantly. But let's say it's not completely
mature yet so it's integration with current networking handling needs
more working on. :)
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