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What are the symbols on the right in the taskbar called? I want to
research a question about them, but want to use the right name (label) for them. Is there a web site that shows them, and what symbols are shown and what they mean? Thanks xxxx |
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On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 11:59:25 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote: wrote: What are the symbols on the right in the taskbar called? System tray icons Thank you. Now then- On the right, amongst some 10 'system tray icons' is one for my internet connection. Looks like a monitor. When I double click it, I get a little window showing that I have a single network which is connected. That is as it should be. Sometimes. tho, that 'system tray icon' will change to what looks like a little world globe (WIFI?). When I then double click on it, I show a second network that is 'not connected'. Worse, I then can no longer send/receive emails. I reboot, and it goes away for a while agaln. Any idea what is happening? xxxxx |
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On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 13:48:48 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote: wrote: Sometimes. tho, that 'system tray icon' will change to what looks like a little world globe (WIFI?). with a small crossed-out circle in the corner? That means it has no* internet connection yes - and it doesn't. When I then double click on it, I show a second network that is 'not connected'. Any clue what the second network is? What if you right click the network icon in the tray and open network and internet settings? Have to wait until it happens again. Worse, I then can no longer send/receive emails. I reboot, and it goes away for a while agaln. Any idea what is happening? [*] or strictly it can't detect that it has got internet connectivity, sometimes it gets confused. |
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On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 07:02:24 -0700, Mike Easter wrote:
wrote: Worse, I then can no longer send/receive emails. I reboot, and it goes away for a while agaln. Any idea what is happening? You can see a lot more about your network situation after you get your 'cue' from the system tray/ notification area/ icons by using Menu/ Settings/ Network & Internet and using its Status & Wifi & Ethernet sections. As someone else mentioned upthread, the shortcut to that area is to right click on the Network icon in the System Tray and select "Open Network & Internet Settings." "ipconfig /all" from a Command Prompt can also be helpful, especially if it comes to the point where text needs to be grabbed and posted so that other folks can see what's going on. (Alternative to posting GUI screenshots.) |
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Andy Burns wrote:
wrote: Ethernet Unidentified network TAP NordVPN Windows Adapter Ethernet 2 Network Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Ethernet 3 Network cable unplugged TAP Windows Adapter V9 Normally I see only the second. No idea about the other 2. Surely you can't have installed a VPN without knowing about it? That's what the TAP adapters are for ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUN/TAP TUN is used with routing. TAP is used for creating a network bridge. Uh, yeah, that'll make a difference :-) Paul |
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On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 10:35:14 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote: wrote: Ethernet Unidentified network TAP NordVPN Windows Adapter Ethernet 2 Network Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Ethernet 3 Network cable unplugged TAP Windows Adapter V9 Normally I see only the second. No idea about the other 2. Surely you can't have installed a VPN without knowing about it? That's what the TAP adapters are for ... I have been using Nordvpn for a long time. If it is behind my anomaly, I never knew it. It is set to activate at boot - and is supposed to stay on. I had never looked aa the tray icon since everything seemed ok. Now I see only one network and I just looked and Nordvpn was not connected anywhere for some reason. I connected to Canada and the 3 networks reappeared. So Nordvpn is the culprit. What is the third unidentified network? xxxxx |
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On Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:31:00 -0400, Paul
wrote: Andy Burns wrote: wrote: Ethernet Unidentified network TAP NordVPN Windows Adapter Ethernet 2 Network Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Ethernet 3 Network cable unplugged TAP Windows Adapter V9 Normally I see only the second. No idea about the other 2. Surely you can't have installed a VPN without knowing about it? That's what the TAP adapters are for ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUN/TAP TUN is used with routing. TAP is used for creating a network bridge. Uh, yeah, that'll make a difference :-) Paul Dumb me. I had not looked at this before until my tray icon changed and my emailing quit. That has not happened again since my forum inquiries on this started anyway. xxxxx |
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