Ubuntu 8.10 Network Applet

  I presume the BUG you are talking about loses everything including WEP key and system settings. I just checked in the BUGs department, and this is a matter that is still being worked on. This is why an update has not been given that would solve it. Unless some one else has any light to shed on it, I suggest the work around. But they are working on it.

Please completely remove network-manger and use wicd package

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(if the system ask you for a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O - | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wicd
sudo apt-get purge network-manager

To manually run the wicd-client please press Alt+F2 on a empy desktop and inssert this command:

wicd-client

configure your connection. Then reboot your pc.

Hope this helps

Better....

Please completely remove network-manger and use wicd package

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(if the system ask you for a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O - | sudo apt-key add -

Add the wicd repository row to youe /etc/apt/sources.list, type:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and add this row:

deb http://apt.wicd.net intrepid extras

save close and exit. Then type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wicd
sudo apt-get purge network-manager

To manually run the wicd-client please press Alt+F2 on a empy desktop and inssert this command:

wicd-client

configure your connection. Then reboot your pc.

Hope this helps