In 12.04; there is a gconf key to not show the applet icon: /apps/nm-applet/show-applet . Toggle this to false and the icon will not appear in the panel.
In 12.10; it's going to be a similar key, but in gsettings instead (since everything is migrating to there)
Setting status to Fix Released:
In 12.04; there is a gconf key to not show the applet icon: /apps/nm- applet/ show-applet . Toggle this to false and the icon will not appear in the panel.
In 12.10; it's going to be a similar key, but in gsettings instead (since everything is migrating to there)