Re: Problem with nm-applet icon in system tray

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Thu, 2014-09-11 at 19:10 +0300, Lampropoulos Anastasios wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I am using an Arch linux box without an environment but with Openbox as 
> window manager and tint2 panel.
>
> NetworkManager is my choice for controlling my network connections.
> The network is operational and there is no functional problem.
> The problem is about the icon of nm-applet in system tray. It remains in 
> a connecting state.
> The tip informs me that my network is trying to request a wi-fi network 
> address but that's not true.
> I believe that NetworkManager and nm-applet do not communicate properly 
> and nm-applet is never informed about nm' connected state.
> BUT I don't know how to debug it or...
> Could you please guide me?

If you run "nmcli dev" and "nmcli gen" in a terminal, what do those
report?  That should tell you exactly what NetworkManager things is
going on, and we can use that to figure out where the problem is.

Dan