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Network/modem icon in taskbar
Once in a while I still need to use my dialup modem (when broadband
isn't up, frex). Lately - the last few months - the modem has been working fine, but the little "two-monitors" icon has not been displaying in the Notification Area. In the Dialup Connection menu in the Settings, I *do* have the "display icon in notification area" checkbox checked. One obnoxious effect of this is that I have found no way to disconnect the telephone line other than to reboot. So two questions: - How can I restore the icon to the notification area when the modem is connected? - Or, how can I disconnect the modem without clicking on the icon? WindowsXP SP1, all service packs applied (still holding back on SP2) John W. Vinson |
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In article , John Vinson
wrote: Once in a while I still need to use my dialup modem (when broadband isn't up, frex). Lately - the last few months - the modem has been working fine, but the little "two-monitors" icon has not been displaying in the Notification Area. In the Dialup Connection menu in the Settings, I *do* have the "display icon in notification area" checkbox checked. One obnoxious effect of this is that I have found no way to disconnect the telephone line other than to reboot. So two questions: - How can I restore the icon to the notification area when the modem is connected? - Or, how can I disconnect the modem without clicking on the icon? WindowsXP SP1, all service packs applied (still holding back on SP2) John W. Vinson I'm sorry, John, but I don't know why the icon doesn't appear in the notification area.. To disconnect a dial-up connection without rebooting: 1. Open the Network Connections folder. 2. Click the dial-up connection. 3. Click Disconnect. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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You could also place a shortcut to Network Connections on
your desktop for easier access regarding Steve's solution. -----Original Message----- In article , John Vinson wrote: Once in a while I still need to use my dialup modem (when broadband isn't up, frex). Lately - the last few months - the modem has been working fine, but the little "two-monitors" icon has not been displaying in the Notification Area. In the Dialup Connection menu in the Settings, I *do* have the "display icon in notification area" checkbox checked. One obnoxious effect of this is that I have found no way to disconnect the telephone line other than to reboot. So two questions: - How can I restore the icon to the notification area when the modem is connected? - Or, how can I disconnect the modem without clicking on the icon? WindowsXP SP1, all service packs applied (still holding back on SP2) John W. Vinson I'm sorry, John, but I don't know why the icon doesn't appear in the notification area.. To disconnect a dial-up connection without rebooting: 1. Open the Network Connections folder. 2. Click the dial-up connection. 3. Click Disconnect. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com . |
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On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:42:51 -0600, John Vinson
wrote: Once in a while I still need to use my dialup modem (when broadband isn't up, frex). Lately - the last few months - the modem has been working fine, but the little "two-monitors" icon has not been displaying in the Notification Area. In the Dialup Connection menu in the Settings, I *do* have the "display icon in notification area" checkbox checked. One obnoxious effect of this is that I have found no way to disconnect the telephone line other than to reboot. So two questions: - How can I restore the icon to the notification area when the modem is connected? - Or, how can I disconnect the modem without clicking on the icon? WindowsXP SP1, all service packs applied (still holding back on SP2) John, did the icon never appear any more or does it sometimes appear? I would try to create an entirely new connection and see if that works better. If all else fails, you can use the rasdial command to disconnect. For example, if the name of your connection is x, enter: rasdial x /disconnect You can put this command into a batch file and put that into the quick links, so you can always disconnect with one mouse click. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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Network/modem icon in taskbar
Thanks, Hans-Georg, Steve and Abel. This isn't the only oddity I'm
encountering... may need to see if installing SP2 fixes this and some other wierd stuff with IE. John John W. Vinson[MVP] (no longer chatting for now) |
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