SP2 Wireless Icon

[Jim Wood]

I notice that after installing SP2 the little wireless icon down in my tray
has only one blinking computer screen, not two as before. Does anyone know
of any third-party utility that will show up/down Internet activity along
with an indication of the connection speed? Some USB wireless adapters come
with software that can be called up to show a screen with a 'shuffling
bargraph' that displays up/down connection statistics on a moment-to-moment
basis. But electing to have Windows do the wireless management supercedes
the installation of these utilities. It would be nice to call up a screen to
monitor the connection to see if a particularly lengthy download is truly
slow or not. Thanks.

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Jim,

In My Network Places select "View network connections" under
Network Tasks. Double click on the Connection in question and
select properties. Put a check next to "Show icon in notification
area when connected"

Here's another utility you may want to look at.
Network Downloads : NetStat Live /// AnalogX:
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.htm

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

"Jim Wood" wrote
>I notice that after installing SP2 the little wireless icon down in my tray
> has only one blinking computer screen, not two as before. Does anyone
> know
> of any third-party utility that will show up/down Internet activity along
> with an indication of the connection speed? Some USB wireless adapters
> come
> with software that can be called up to show a screen with a 'shuffling
> bargraph' that displays up/down connection statistics on a
> moment-to-moment
> basis. But electing to have Windows do the wireless management supercedes
> the installation of these utilities. It would be nice to call up a screen
> to
> monitor the connection to see if a particularly lengthy download is truly
> slow or not. Thanks.

[Jim Wood]

Thanks, Bert,

I couldn't find anything labeled "Network Tasks" under "My Network
Places," so I couldn't "View Network Connections." Maybe this option doesn't
come up because of the way the USB adapter was installed. HOWEVER, I did
download that neat utility from AnalogX; it's just what I was looking for...
and more! I left your name (+ MVP status) in the product registration box
where they wanted to know how I found out about it. Thanks again, --Jim

"Bert Kinney" wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> In My Network Places select "View network connections" under
> Network Tasks. Double click on the Connection in question and
> select properties. Put a check next to "Show icon in notification
> area when connected"
>
> Here's another utility you may want to look at.
> Network Downloads : NetStat Live /// AnalogX:
> http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.htm
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "Jim Wood" wrote
> >I notice that after installing SP2 the little wireless icon down in my tray
> > has only one blinking computer screen, not two as before. Does anyone
> > know
> > of any third-party utility that will show up/down Internet activity along
> > with an indication of the connection speed? Some USB wireless adapters
> > come
> > with software that can be called up to show a screen with a 'shuffling
> > bargraph' that displays up/down connection statistics on a
> > moment-to-moment
> > basis. But electing to have Windows do the wireless management supercedes
> > the installation of these utilities. It would be nice to call up a screen
> > to
> > monitor the connection to see if a particularly lengthy download is truly
> > slow or not. Thanks.
>
>
>

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Jim,

You're welcome and glad you like the NetStat Live.

To view Network Task, open "My Network Places" ,click
Tools, Folder Options, and under the General tab, make
sure the "Show common tasks in folders" is checked.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

"Jim Wood" wrote
> Thanks, Bert,
>
> I couldn't find anything labeled "Network Tasks" under "My Network
> Places," so I couldn't "View Network Connections." Maybe this option
> doesn't
> come up because of the way the USB adapter was installed. HOWEVER, I did
> download that neat utility from AnalogX; it's just what I was looking
> for...
> and more! I left your name (+ MVP status) in the product registration box
> where they wanted to know how I found out about it. Thanks again, --Jim
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> In My Network Places select "View network connections" under
>> Network Tasks. Double click on the Connection in question and
>> select properties. Put a check next to "Show icon in notification
>> area when connected"
>>
>> Here's another utility you may want to look at.
>> Network Downloads : NetStat Live /// AnalogX:
>> http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.htm
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Jim Wood" wrote
>> >I notice that after installing SP2 the little wireless icon down in my
>> >tray
>> > has only one blinking computer screen, not two as before. Does anyone
>> > know
>> > of any third-party utility that will show up/down Internet activity
>> > along
>> > with an indication of the connection speed? Some USB wireless adapters
>> > come
>> > with software that can be called up to show a screen with a 'shuffling
>> > bargraph' that displays up/down connection statistics on a
>> > moment-to-moment
>> > basis. But electing to have Windows do the wireless management
>> > supercedes
>> > the installation of these utilities. It would be nice to call up a
>> > screen
>> > to
>> > monitor the connection to see if a particularly lengthy download is
>> > truly
>> > slow or not. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>

[Jim Wood]

Okay, Bert,

Did as instructed, the 'show icon' was checked. I was originally a bit put
off because the icon is a single indicater under SP2, and I suppose shows any
activity, up or down. But the NetStat Live is great, and I've got it
configured to start on boot-up and minimize to the tray when I close it.

Thanks again,

Jim

"Bert Kinney" wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> You're welcome and glad you like the NetStat Live.
>
> To view Network Task, open "My Network Places" ,click
> Tools, Folder Options, and under the General tab, make
> sure the "Show common tasks in folders" is checked.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "Jim Wood" wrote
> > Thanks, Bert,
> >
> > I couldn't find anything labeled "Network Tasks" under "My Network
> > Places," so I couldn't "View Network Connections." Maybe this option
> > doesn't
> > come up because of the way the USB adapter was installed. HOWEVER, I did
> > download that neat utility from AnalogX; it's just what I was looking
> > for...
> > and more! I left your name (+ MVP status) in the product registration box
> > where they wanted to know how I found out about it. Thanks again, --Jim
> >
> > "Bert Kinney" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Jim,
> >>
> >> In My Network Places select "View network connections" under
> >> Network Tasks. Double click on the Connection in question and
> >> select properties. Put a check next to "Show icon in notification
> >> area when connected"
> >>
> >> Here's another utility you may want to look at.
> >> Network Downloads : NetStat Live /// AnalogX:
> >> http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> >> http://dts-l.org/
> >>
> >> "Jim Wood" wrote
> >> >I notice that after installing SP2 the little wireless icon down in my
> >> >tray
> >> > has only one blinking computer screen, not two as before. Does anyone
> >> > know
> >> > of any third-party utility that will show up/down Internet activity
> >> > along
> >> > with an indication of the connection speed? Some USB wireless adapters
> >> > come
> >> > with software that can be called up to show a screen with a 'shuffling
> >> > bargraph' that displays up/down connection statistics on a
> >> > moment-to-moment
> >> > basis. But electing to have Windows do the wireless management
> >> > supercedes
> >> > the installation of these utilities. It would be nice to call up a
> >> > screen
> >> > to
> >> > monitor the connection to see if a particularly lengthy download is
> >> > truly
> >> > slow or not. Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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