I have a solution to the problem that newbies often come across while using ubuntu. That is, the network icon disappears. It's not that I have managed to bring that back but you can install another network manager named wicd. Its interface is also better. mail me if you don't have the package files..
-- Rajat Khandelwal SD 39 Satpura Hostel B.Tech. Comp. Sc. & Engg. 2nd year IIT Delhi -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
