Hi. Please refer to this post which may provide solution to your problem. http://www.ubuntugeek.com/possible-solutions-to-fix-the-missing-network- manager-icon-in-ubuntu-9-10.html
If it does fix the problem, can you confirm this is the case and I will escalate for a more permanent fix. ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Network manager icon does not appear in notification panel at startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520589 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs