Network Manager is Missing

If the network-manager icon does not show up.

1. Check to see if the indicator area is installed on the panel. Its presence sohuld be marked by three small horizontal lines. It is a good idea to check by right clicking on the panel chosing add to panel and then selecting "indicator area".
2. If this fails to work edit /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf. Change the line that reads managed=false to read managed=true and then run sudo service network-manager restart
3. If the above fails, goto System > Preferences > Startup Applications, then add nm-applet.