12.04 - why does the network icon dissapear every time my machine is turned off
- by Howard Walker
After spending an hour or two working out how to find the network Icon, I find that when I reboot the machine, I have to go through the whole procedure again.
1. The network menu is not there - so first I have to find the terminal. This has no particular location that I can find but usually I have to type terminal in the dash.
2. Then I have to type nm-applet in terminal
3. The network manager icon then appears, but only works if the terminal window remains open. Shut down the terminal window and the network disappears.
This is a pain - plus I have to type my password in every time, which is another waste of time, thought this has always been a problem.
So can anyone tell me how to make the web automatically connect at startup without any intervention from me.