Why NetworkManager applet in Gnome Desktop reports "No network connection available" however ifconfig says that the network is up?

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Issue

  • The NetworkManager applet in the Gnome Desktop is reporting that - "No network is connected" however, ifconfig says that the network is up.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8
  • NetworkManager

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