How can I restore Network Indicator in Unity Panel?

Solution 1:

It can be reinstalled!

Hit Alt+Ctrl+T to open terminal and run following commands one by one:

sudo apt-get purge network-manager-gnome
sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome

Restart your system for the change to take effect.

That's it!

Solution 2:

I found this solved my problem on Ubuntu 12.04

sudo apt-get install indicator-applet-complete