Disabling NetworkManager

[Alex]

Hi,

> How do I properly disable NetworkManager so applications don't think
> my wired network is offline? I'm using a network bridge for kvm, and
> it's always been easier to use the old style networking. I've run the
> following commands to disable it and enable regular network services:
>
>   systemctl stop NetworkManager.service
>   systemctl disable NetworkManager.service
>   systemctl enable network.service
>   systemctl start network.service

As a follow-up to my previous question, I've learned that if I start
Evolution with --force-online, it works properly.

There is still the little network icon in the upper-right with the X
in it, apparently indicating NetworkManager networking is disabled.
How is this controlled?

Thanks,
Alex