Re: A comment on NetworkManager

[Gene Heskett <gene heskett verizon net>]

Garry Williams wrote:
> On 5/11/06, Gene Heskett <gene heskett verizon net> wrote:
> > p.roediger wrote:
> > > Aaron Konstam schrieb:
> > >> On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 02:48 +0200, Peter Roediger wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > So when is it going to be made compatible with kde
>
> I run FC5 (updated from FC4) on a Sony Vaio FS640/W.  (This uses the
> Intel ipw2200 wireless adapter.)
>
> I decided to use KDE (after years with Gnome) about two months ago.
> nm-applet will run in KDE just fine.  I added
>
>  /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon
>  /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon
>
> to my start-up list.
>
> All works as expected here with one minor exception: The nm-applet
> icon occasionally disappears from the panel, leaving a blank spot
> where it used to be.  If I unplug or plug in my wired Ethernet cable,
> nm-applet still notifies me that the change has occurred.  I can
> restore the icon by manually killing and restarting nm-applet.  It
> will also spontaneously reappear.  I haven't figured why this happens.
>
> I intend to give KNetworkManager a try when I get some time, but I
> have all NM functionality now with KDE and without KNetworkManager.
What is this "nm_applet" people are talking about?  I don't believe its 
installed on this FC5 system.


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Cheers, Gene