> I noticed two years ago when I installed Lenny (testing) that Gnome > showed no network connection however I did have an IP and could surf > fine. Last week I installed Squeeze and saw the same issue two years > later on completely different hardware. I just don't understand why > the network icon near the clock shows no connctivity.
Have you defined the NIC that you are using for network access in /etc/network/interfaces? If you do and are using Network Manager, the network icon will not indicate whether you are or are not connected. You can change the "managed" setting in /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf to use Network Manager and /etc/network/interfaces simultaneously and this will probably show you a "connected" status when you have network access. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
