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28-01-2010 12:42 AM
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Prior to Norton I had updated to Kaspersky 2010 which gave we umpteen problems, I uninstalled that and now with Norton all is back to normal except for the above. I may be unfair it may have nothing to do with Norton.
Re: Lost Connection Icon
28-01-2010 11:48 AM
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Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties.
Tick the box at the bottom which reads "Show icon in notification area when connected".
Also tick "Notify me when the connection has limited or no connectivity" (which might already be ticked).
Now click OK and the Network Connection icon should appear in the notification area.
Re: Lost Connection Icon
28-01-2010 12:26 PM
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Thanks for that. I had noticed that myself & tried it. However when I put the Local Area on the notifcation area and opened it it showed me a speed of 100Mbps that was way in excess of that obtained when I did a speed check. Before when I clicked the icon it brought-up the speeds which were more or less in line with those of the speed check. On this basis I assumed that this 'new' notification was wrong. I still don't understand why there should be such a difference in the speeds and the format of the 'report'
Re: Lost Connection Icon
28-01-2010 12:29 PM
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It is not an indication of your broadband speed.
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
Re: Lost Connection Icon
28-01-2010 12:58 PM
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Have you recently changed from using a USB modem to using a router?
Re: Lost Connection Icon
28-01-2010 1:37 PM
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Enabling UPnP on your PC (if XP) and router will cause an extra connection to appear in "Network Connections", you can then change its properties to show an icon in the notification area. (Not sure which routers this works with though)
Re: Lost Connection Icon
28-01-2010 4:33 PM
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The only thing I have done (to my knowledge) that could have changed things is the uninstalling of Kaspersky and installation of Norton 2010. If you say there is a concern about the security risk with UPnP then Norton may have taken matters out of my hands and disabled it. I have had my BTVoyager router for a couple of years so that can't be the culprit I think it must be Norton be ultra safe - which perhaps is not a bad thing! If it is Norton then if I enable UPnP the odds are that Norton will trip in again so it may be a no win case. I will think about it, but it was handy being able to do a quick check of the speed or lack of it!!!
Re: Lost Connection Icon
28-01-2010 4:47 PM
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I realise it's not as convenient but it is at least a workaround.
Re: Lost Connection Icon
29-01-2010 3:41 PM
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Re: Lost Connection Icon
29-01-2010 3:57 PM
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If not, open a command prompt (start -> run -> type in 'cmd' and hit enter or click the Run button ) and then type 'ipconfig' at the prompt in the new window you should get all the information relating to your network connections.
The value you're looking for is 'Default Gateway' - this is the IP address for your router, and what you should type into the address bar of your browser.
You shouldn't need to reinstall anything, hopefully the above will help. Please post back if not and we'll see what we can do.
jim:green url fixed mod:end
Re: Lost Connection Icon
29-01-2010 4:59 PM
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Thanks again to all concerned.
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