Re: no network connection

[Ed Sutter <esutter@alcatel-lucent.com>]

>     I can run gconf-editor, but there is no NetworkManagerApplet
>     under apps.
>
>     I see that there is something called NetworkManager and
>     NetworkManagerDispatcher
>     under /usr/sbin; but when I run gconf-editor, there's no
>     apps->NetworkManagerApplet
>     entry.
>
>     continued thanks...
>
>
> I might be assuming wrong things here. Do you have network-manager-gnome 
> installed? Are you even logging into GNOME?
>
> If you are logging into GNOME and do not have network-manager-gnome, try 
> installing it and then check gconf-editor again. If you already had 
> network-manager-gnome, try reconfiguring it ($ sudo dpkg-reconfigure 
> network-manager-gnome).
>
> If you have no need for Network Manager at all (or if the above does not 
> solve your problem), which actually seems to be your case, you could 
> also try this:
>
> Uninstall any network-manager packages ($ sudo aptitude remove 
> network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-kde) and setting 
> your interface to auto (in /etc/network/interfaces):
>
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
> Either approach should work in theory. Please post any further doubts.

Ok, my problem appears to be resolved.  Just to recap...
I am running GNOME, and according to dpkg -l network-manager was installed.
I was unable to find network-manager-applet in gconf-editor->apps.
So, I uninstalled network-manager and network-manager-gnome, and at the
moment that appears to have resolved the problem.  My system now comes
up with the network enabled.
Note that I made no changes to /etc/network/interfaces to resolve this.
Thanks for the help.
Ed