If my Laptop is connected via ethernet, the network icon on the top menu (far left) is missing. if I go to use wireless and I connect, then the wireless icon shows up. I wouldn't care, but I like to move between a static and DHCP connection as I move around. It's a pain in the A$$ to open the network config and enable the opposite network connection vs. clicking the drop down and choosing DHCP or STATIC depending on my needs. GNOME and Fedora 19 had this and I need it back.

This might seem like a dumb question, but have you tried adding the launcher to the panel? I don't use Fedora myself, but have often noted on Ubuntu from one release to the next some icons "go missing". A quick search on the Web suggests that this often happens with Fedora, too.

Often it's nothing more difficult than a right click on the launch panel or toolbar and selecting the desired application to get the icon back. See this post. If the icon is not presented in the list of available applications, I'd venture to suggest that there is a package missing. You'll need to determine which RPM is required and install that. Then adding a launcher to the panel should work as stated above.

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I have Fedora 20 (Gnome 3.10.2) also and the Network indicator only shows up if the NIC is disconnected.
Have it running in VirtualBox at the moment; when I disabled the NIC, the Network indicator was displayed. So it only shows up if your disconnected. Looks like is a new design of Gnome.

If your on wifi -than it's a different story. You'll see the wireless indicator all the time, which you can use to make adjustments etc. At first I didn't like this new switch, but you can create profiles for the other networks which will it a three click process to switch the next time around.

Hope this has been helpful.

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It seems I stumbled across some documentation on the GNOME site that implied that it's a design "feature" to not show that icon. I liked having it because it was easy to right click and change network profiles. Yes, I can setup profiles in "Network Connections" and then Search and run (or add as favorite) the "Network" app to switch. It was just quicker to be able to right click and choose one of the profiles.

Thanks for the comments!

Sorry man. That icon went bye-bye because it was causing crashes on the desktop panel, and that causes a Blocker status. So instead of fixing it, they just removed it, and the Blocker status was removed.

Furthermore, the blocker part:

That is all available in the enormous bugzilla ticket here:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005719

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Thank you. That is what I recall stumbling on.