Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski (dominik(a)greysector.net) said:
As long as I keep loosing my network connection upon log-out,
NetworkManager is not an option and has no place on my machines.
Right-click -> "Edit connections", pick your preferred setting,
click on 'System setting'.
(Note: Not valid for WPA, etc. That doesn't work outside of NM anyway...)
Bill