hi my network manager is telling me that it is disabled how do enable it.
then before the network manager got disabled i could not use my wireless to connect to the internet it comes up with a password for the wireless i put the password in and it still dose not connect

please help

Please check that the Network Manager service is running using your distributions tools.
Also, please ensure that "networkmanagement" is listed in the output of "qdbus org.kde.kded /kded loadedModules" if you are using the Network Management applet.

I have the same problem. KDE Network manager became disabled in LinusMint9KDE two days after installation of Linux Mint 9. I don't know how to check that it's running with my distribution tools, and the word "networkmanagement" does not appear in the loadedmodules file; "Networkwatcher" and "networkstatus" appear along with 15 other items.

/etc/resolv.conf only has a comment "Generated by NetworkManager" with nothing following it.

Why is it so hard to find out how to re-enable this network manager?

Thanks.

If you are using KDE Network Management as written for the KDE 4 series, and are using the Network Management Applet, then try running "qdbus org.kde.kded /kded loadModule networkmanagement"

[quote="GenomeJB"]I have the same problem. KDE Network manager became disabled in LinusMint9KDE two days after installation of Linux Mint 9. I don't know how to check that it's running with my distribution tools, and the word "networkmanagement" does not appear in the loadedmodules file; "Networkwatcher" and "networkstatus" appear along with 15 other items.

/etc/resolv.conf only has a comment "Generated by NetworkManager" with nothing following it.

Why is it so hard to find out how to re-enable this network manager?

Thanks.

Here is the easy fix, at least for me:
$ cd /var/lib/NetworkManager
edit the file "NetworkManager.state"
Change NetworkingEnabled=false to true
Save
reboot

This is from jkClarkson Sept 2007 in ubuntuforums.org
Thanks jc
Now to get wirelessworking...