Weird Ubuntu network icon problem

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 09:43 -0700, Chris Gehlker wrote:
> This morning Ubuntu said it wanted to update some stuff so I let it. I  
> was having a conversation and didn't pay that much attention but I  
> think it was a bunch of Samba stuff. When it installed the update it  
> said it waned to reboot  so I OKed that. After the reboot, the icon  
> showing an internet connection was in the no connection state. I  
> messed with the settings, adding a couple of DNS servers and changing  
> from static IP to DHCP. No joy. Then for some reason I clicked on the  
> Firefox icon only to discover that apparently I had actually been  
> connected all along. I've tried rebooting but I get the same result. I  
> actually am connected but the little icon says I'm not.
> 
> Is there a fix for this? (I really don't care very much).
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sounds like it added another network adaptor and the original one is
still functional.

Craig