[SOLVED] Can't Modify Network Settings in LXDE

Hey there! First timer question here.
I have LXDE installed. I set up Arch with my ethernet cable plugged in to my laptop (an HP Envy 14 Beats edition) and my network works with the ethernet cable. When I open Preferences > Network Connections all the tabs are blank. I have networkmanager and network-manager-applet installed, and in my /etc/group file I added the line
networkmanager:x:101:bentenrai
underneath the line
network:x:90:bentenrai
What am I doing wrong? What do I need to do to give my account access to network settings, especially wifi? Any help would be appreciated, and sorry if this has been answered a million times before but I'm struggling with it.
Last edited by bentenrai (2012-06-21 03:43:23)

Thanks! Been meaning to join for a while now but this is the first thing I haven't found solutions for elsewhere.
Unfortunately, it still isn't working. I tried commenting out the network group and changing network to networkmanager in my rc.conf, still no cigar. Preferences > Network Connections still comes up blank, and my internet doesn't work with the networkmanager daemon. What could I be missing?

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