I use ubuntu (now kubuntu, whatevs) and had the little network manager applet go AWOL on me – it was stuck with “manual configuration” and wouldn’t do its magic for me. Now, I’ve had to write my own nastiness for ifup/down scripts before, so I could cope, but it sucked. I have looked around, but only recently found [a page with the solution to the problem.](https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/knetworkmanager/+question/15308) Life is tastes better now.
