Network connections item in panel

perllaghu · 2024-11-05 14:58:14

I've just jumped from Xubuntu 22:04 to Mint 22, xfce edition.

I've got almost everything back the way I want it..... [disk free space checkers; cpu & net activity; notifications; ...] - I'm just missing one thing at this point: the icon in the panel that lets me enable/disable wired connections, wireless connections, and VPN connections.

Where I am just now, I have a wired connection; and I was able in install & activate an openVPN connection [needed for some work stuff] - but no indicator in the panel.

I've installed network-manager-gnome, network-manager-openvpn, and network-manager-openvpn-gnome - and I've managed to add the "Advanced Network Configuration" tool to the panel [though it's just listing what is, and doesn't seem to have any way to toggle anything]

How do I get an icon on the panel to let me toggle various connections on & off?

eriefisher · 2024-11-05 17:36:18

nm-applet

Add it to your start up.

perllaghu · 2024-11-06 07:07:43

"nm-applet" doesn't solve my issue : When I run that applet, I get a notification I'm connected to the wired connection - however there's no item added to the panel, and no way for me to re-enable by VPN

eriefisher · 2024-11-06 10:17:15

In order for the applet to show up the Status Tray Plugin needs to be added to the panel.

Settings>>Panel>>Items>>Add>>Status Tray Plugin

Last edited by eriefisher (2024-11-06 10:18:45)

perllaghu · 2024-11-07 18:53:40

Thankee...... it has appeared.... though it appears to be part of "XApp Status Plugin" [based on the position of the icon relative to other items in the panel

Either way, it's here for now smile

eriefisher · 2024-11-07 23:30:13

You can change the position of a plugin by up or down arrows in the same place as adding an item.

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