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Windows Forum / Windows Me / Networking / May 2005Local area connection icon in task bar
Hi Windows ME does not show "local area connection icon " in the task bar ,as Windows XP Is there any free software ,that do such a thing in ME. Thank You Uraks Uraks, Win Me does not place a network icon in the systray when using a LAN, only when using dial-up networking. If you want to monitor a network card (NIC) then you will need to install a third party product such as DUMeter (http://www.dumeter.com/) however that costs US$19.95 when I last checked. There are also I understand some other free applications that will do the same job. Alternatively you could use Win Me's system monitor to monitor activity on your NIC.  SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > Hi > Windows ME does not show "local area connection icon " in the task > bar ,as Windows XP > Is there any free software ,that do such a thing in ME. > Thank You > Uraks Thanks Mike I have downloaded the trial version...and let me see if it suits my purpose. Thanks Uraks > Uraks, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> Thank You >> Uraks I have tested it It doesnt serve my purpose. I just want Something in the system try to show.. DSL network is connected /disconnected. This if for windows ME Thanks for the help Uraks > Thanks Mike > I have downloaded the trial version...and let me see if it suits my [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> Thank You >>> Uraks > I have tested it > It doesnt serve my purpose. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks for the help > Uraks How are you making the DSL connection? If you are using a hardware device, router or modem, which handles the PPPoE, you won't get a status window on the task bar. Not even with Windows XP; I know, I have a friend with Windows XP connecting through a router. OTOH, when I first set up my DSL connection, I used Enternet 300 on my Windows ME computer; I had a status icon on the task bar. I lost that when I moved the connection to a NAT router, and dumped the Enternet 300 program. If you are connecting through a PPPoE connection on a hardware device, DO NOT try to install a software PPPoE manager on the computer. It won't work, and it will cause problems with the hardware device. SignatureNorman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint > If you are using a hardware > device, router or modem, which handles the PPPoE, you won't get a > status window on the task bar. Not even with Windows XP; I know, I > have a friend with Windows XP connecting through a router. That's not actually true. If the user has a UPnP enabled router and also enabled UPnP in their operating systems then the router will show in the notification area/systray as "Internet Gateway" and provide connection status and throughput. To echo your words, "I know" but not because I have a friend but because I have just such an icon in the notification area as I'm typing. <g> SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com >> I have tested it >> It doesnt serve my purpose. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > computer. It won't work, and it will cause problems with the hardware > device. >> If you are using a hardware >> device, router or modem, which handles the PPPoE, you won't get a >> status window on the task bar. Not even with Windows XP; I know, I >> have a friend with Windows XP connecting through a router. > That's not actually true. If the user has a UPnP enabled router and also > enabled UPnP in their operating systems then the router will show in the > notification area/systray as "Internet Gateway" and provide connection > status and throughput. To echo your words, "I know" but not because I > have a friend but because I have just such an icon in the notification > area as I'm typing. <g> Really? It showed up shortly after I set up my router for UPnP, but then it vanished, never to return, on my Windows ME computer. The same thing for my friend with a router and Windows XP. In both cases, after initially clicking on the icon in the taskbar, it closed, after presenting a popup that it would be moved to the network properties folder on the Desktop. SignatureNorman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint Thanks mike for the info... I am using a hurricane 9000G with VPN & firewall ADSL modem Router.connected to my Win XP. MY wim ME is also connected to the modem router via RJ45 link. My UPnP is ...DISABLED..... I dont know why...the installer did all this for me.. Anyway what is this UPnP ..and its functions... Thanks for the help Uraks >> If you are using a hardware >> device, router or modem, which handles the PPPoE, you won't get a [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> computer. It won't work, and it will cause problems with the hardware >> device. Hi Mike.. I have read the notes on UPnP and i understand it and the vulnerabilities too. I will activate UPnP in My modem and in my windows Me and see if there is a notification in the system tray in the win me computer..when the network is connected Thanks Uraks .............. > Thanks mike for the info... > I am using a hurricane 9000G with VPN & firewall ADSL modem [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >>> computer. It won't work, and it will cause problems with the hardware >>> device. UPnP = Universal Plug and Play. As for its functions, well I've given above one example of its use in my previous post although there are many others. Personally I don't think it works that well or reliably in Win Me but it works with few if any problems in XP. For best use one requires a) a UPnP enabled router, b) an attached PC with UPnP enabled and c) UPnP enabled software. The software then opens and redirects the necessary ports on the router. That you can also display an icon in the notification area that provides information about the gateway is a bonus for those who want to check their router throughput from their PC client. SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > Thanks mike for the info... > I am using a hurricane 9000G with VPN & firewall ADSL modem [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Anyway what is this UPnP ..and its functions... > Thanks for the help |
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