25.4 Using the KDE NetworkManager
Front-End
The KDE front-end for NetworkManager is the NetworkManager plasmoid. If the net-
work has been set up for NetworkManager control, the plasmoid usually starts automat-
ically with the desktop environment and is shown as an icon in the system tray.
If your system tray does not show any network connection icon, the plasmoid is probably
not started. Click the Panel Tool Box and choose Add Widgets. Double-click the Network
Management entry and click the Panel Tool Box again.
The NetworkManager front-end only shows wireless networks for which you have
congured a connection. It hides connections when you are out of range of a wireless
network, or when the network cable is disconnected, thus always giving you a clear
view of which connections may be used.
25.4.1 Managing Wired Network
Connections
If your computer is connected to an existing network with a network cable, use the
NetworkManager front-end to manage the network connection(s).
1
Left-click the NetworkManager icon to show a list with available Interfaces on the
left-hand side and Connections on the right-hand side. The connections currently
being used are shown in bold in the Connections list.
2
For detailed information and statistics for an interface, click the respective Networking
Interface entry on the left-hand side of the plasmoid. Switch back to the interface
overview by clicking the blue arrow icon.
3
To disconnect an active connection, click the red icon next to the respective Network-
ing Interface entry.
4
If you want to use a different conguration with the wired network, click Manage
Connections and add another wired connection as described in Procedure 25.1,
“Adding or Editing Connections” (page 453). Click the NetworkManager icon and
select the newly congured connection to activate it.
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