Re: NetworkManager Applet 0.6.2 Issue

["Darren Albers" <dalbers gmail com>]

On 8/24/06, Adil Hindistan <sc0ri0n comcast net> wrote:
> I had posted the following msg on ubuntu forums but I guess this might
> be a better place to ask it:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hello,
>
> I've manually changed my IP address from dynamic to static as I
> described here:
> http://sc0ri0n.blogspot.com/2006/08/configuring-ip-address-in-ubuntu.html
>
> I have no problem connecting to internet or other boxes on my LAN but I
> am quite annoyed that the network icon on the upper right corner shows a
> little red exclamation sign and when hovered it reads "No network
> connection".
>
> Any ideas why?

This is because Ubuntu Modified Network Manager to not manage any
device if static settings are used in /etc/network/interfaces