Did running nm-applet as instructed fix the issue? Isn't this a bug in the xfce4 panel anyway?
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Many instances of nm-applet loaded in Xfce panel https://launchpad.net/bugs/47825 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs