W10 Taskbar Question

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

wrote:

What are the symbols on the right in the taskbar called?

System tray icons

On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 11:59:25 +0000, Andy Burns
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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

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

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?

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.

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.

--
Mike Easter

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.

On 11/1/2019 4:51 AM, wrote:
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?


Admittedly a minor point, but let me point out that you should say "at
the end of the task bar," not "on the right."

Although by default the task bar appears at the bottom of the screen (so
"on the right" is correct), it can be on any of the four sides of the
screen you prefer it on. With today's wide-screen monitors, I personally
think the left or right side of the screen is the best choice; mine is
on the left side.

--
Ken

wrote:
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'.

I'm not quite getting this; maybe I'm confusing it w/ one of my systems
which has both ethernet and wifi

When I'm running linux on that hardware, I can prioritize whether i want
to be connected by wifi or ethernet; I don't recall setting up Win10 in
that way.

You say above 'I have a single network' then you say, 'I show a second
network'.

When you look into the settings I mentioned earlier, what do you learn
about your /two/ networks?

--
Mike Easter

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.)

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:04:55 -0400, wrote:

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.

This AM it did. I see the following:
Adapter Options:
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.
My PC is hard-wired to the router. I have no wireless card that I
know about. But maybe I shud take a look? I recall years ago that I
tried wireless and it was too slow. Hard-wired was faster as I
recall. Maybe I left a wireless PCI card in? Good golly!

emails work this AM tho - confused.

Thanks
xxxxx

Sharing options:
X Turn on network discovery
X Turn on file and printer sharing

Windows network diagnostic:
Problems found


I see:
We are having problems getting your tips. Check your network settings
and try again.

I saw nothing related.

????
xxxxx

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.

On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 08:49:52 -0700, Ken Blake
wrote:

On 11/1/2019 4:51 AM, wrote:
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?


Admittedly a minor point, but let me point out that you should say "at
the end of the task bar," not "on the right."

Although by default the task bar appears at the bottom of the screen (so
"on the right" is correct), it can be on any of the four sides of the
screen you prefer it on. With today's wide-screen monitors, I personally
think the left or right side of the screen is the best choice; mine is
on the left side.

Mine is on the right.
xxxxx

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 ...

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

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

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