I am running Ubuntu 10 with Gnome 2.30.2. This is a VMWare workstation image provided by another company that I do not have support in this regard. I am trying to access the graphical tools for configuring the network, users, and services but the System->Administration menu does not have these options listed.

The main issue I am trying to solve is to correct the problems with the gnome menu options and network settings

I have the gnome-system-tools package installed, and I am unable to run command-line versions of the tools, such as nm-applet (I get no GUI if I run that command, the process is running in the background).

I realize that I can perform many tasks command-line, but I would like to use the GUI for administrative functions as I am not overly proficient for all command for restarting services and setting a static IP with a specific gateway.

Further, I can run gnome-nettool, but I cannot change the IP, I can only see my network card. nm-connection-editor does not show any network cards that I can configure to change the IP.

Currently, I am getting a DHCP through my NAT in VMWare, I want to set it to a specific IP address though.

Preferences Menu (note some missing options)
![Preferences Menu][1]

Admin Menu (note some missing options) ![Admin Menu][2]

Network Tools (I can view but not change IP address) ![Network Tools][3]

Network Settings (Unable to change IP address) ![Network Settings][4]

Network Connections (no connections listed, not even my existing ethernet NAT connection through VMWare)
![Network Connections][5]

See images here that I have referenced:
1- http://i.imgur.com/kl8pP.png
2- http://i.imgur.com/K3Cjz.png
3- Iq7Xb.png
4- 7wheV.png
5- J2ad8.png