Re: top-bar NetworkManager icon says "No network connection"

[Vibhav Sharma <vibhav@drishti-soft.com>]

>     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. :)