Hi, Kandra!
1) Icon handling in KM is really buggy. No chance to really change this. Well, I don't know how to do it.
2) You system is a real storehouse of strange bugs. What is your exact config? I haven't met likes.
What are your connection specs?
Try to install Fasterfox extension and test different networg config presets from there.
Else I don't know what to advise.
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