Network indicator in system tray with DSL connection

[René]

Dear subscribers,

I would be very grateful if You could help me out with my question.
Yesterday I installed at my parents' place a DSL-connection on their Celeron
computer with ME on it. They are quite happy with this version of windows so
they do not feel like upgrading. The connection works very good. However,
when they still had their dial-up connection, there always used to be a
network indicator in the system tray, You know, the two flashing little
monitors. That is gone now.
Is there a way to get this back by changing some registry key or something
else? I know how to turn it on in XP, but can't seem to find it in ME. I
haven't found the answer in the MS knowledgebase nor on the internet. I do
get many hits in Google but I do not know which search words are the best so
all of the hits I get are about something else.

Many thanks in advance!

Yours sincerely,
Rene

P.S. English is not my native tongue so please be so kind as to forgive me
my errors; I try to do my best...

[Mike M]

Renee,

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.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



René > wrote:

> Dear subscribers,
>
> I would be very grateful if You could help me out with my question.
> Yesterday I installed at my parents' place a DSL-connection on their
> Celeron computer with ME on it. They are quite happy with this
> version of windows so they do not feel like upgrading. The connection
> works very good. However, when they still had their dial-up
> connection, there always used to be a network indicator in the system
> tray, You know, the two flashing little monitors. That is gone now.
> Is there a way to get this back by changing some registry key or
> something else? I know how to turn it on in XP, but can't seem to
> find it in ME. I haven't found the answer in the MS knowledgebase nor
> on the internet. I do get many hits in Google but I do not know which
> search words are the best so all of the hits I get are about
> something else.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Rene
>
> P.S. English is not my native tongue so please be so kind as to
> forgive me my errors; I try to do my best...

[N. Miller]

In article >, Ren=E9 says=
....

> I would be very grateful if You could help me out with my question.
> Yesterday I installed at my parents' place a DSL-connection on their Cele=
ron
> computer with ME on it. They are quite happy with this version of windows=
so
> they do not feel like upgrading. The connection works very good. However,
> when they still had their dial-up connection, there always used to be a
> network indicator in the system tray, You know, the two flashing little
> monitors. That is gone now.
> Is there a way to get this back by changing some registry key or somethin=
g
> else? I know how to turn it on in XP, but can't seem to find it in ME. I
> haven't found the answer in the MS knowledgebase nor on the internet. I d=
o
> get many hits in Google but I do not know which search words are the best=
so
> all of the hits I get are about something else.

Does there DSL connection use PPPoE? If so, how do you make the PPPoE=20
connection? I briefly used the Enternet 300 application supplied by Pacbell=
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for making the ADSL connection with them; and that put an icon in the syste=
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tray. There are other PPPoE connection managers, and they might not put an=
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icon in the system tray, or they might require changing a setting in a=20
configuration menu to show an icon.

I now connect with a router which has PPPoE capability. The computers behin=
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the router no longer have to manage the Internet connection, and they don't=
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have a system tray icon to show; nor do they need it.

--=20
Norman
~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

[René]

"Mike M" > schreef in bericht
...
> Renee,
>
> 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.

Dear Mike,

Thank You for Your reply! I will check for some freeware utility.

Sincere greetings,
Rene

[René]

"N. Miller" > schreef in bericht
om...
In article >, René says...

> I would be very grateful if You could help me out with my question.
> Yesterday I installed at my parents' place a DSL-connection on their
Celeron
> computer with ME on it. They are quite happy with this version of windows
so
> they do not feel like upgrading. The connection works very good. However,
> when they still had their dial-up connection, there always used to be a
> network indicator in the system tray, You know, the two flashing little
> monitors. That is gone now.
> Is there a way to get this back by changing some registry key or something
> else? I know how to turn it on in XP, but can't seem to find it in ME. I
> haven't found the answer in the MS knowledgebase nor on the internet. I do
> get many hits in Google but I do not know which search words are the best
so
> all of the hits I get are about something else.

>Does there DSL connection use PPPoE? If so, how do you make the PPPoE
>connection? I briefly used the Enternet 300 application supplied by Pacbell
>for making the ADSL connection with them; and that put an icon in the
system
>tray. There are other PPPoE connection managers, and they might not put an
>icon in the system tray, or they might require changing a setting in a
>configuration menu to show an icon.

>I now connect with a router which has PPPoE capability. The computers
behind
>the router no longer have to manage the Internet connection, and they don't
>have a system tray icon to show; nor do they need it.

Dear Norman,

Thank You for replying. As for my reply to Your question: I don't know! I
just plugged in the NIC, and everything worked. So I did not install any
connection manager...
I am going to look for a freeware program that can show the icon for me.

Sincere greetings,
Rene

[N. Miller]

In article >, Ren=E9 says=
....

> Thank You for replying. As for my reply to Your question: I don't know! I
> just plugged in the NIC, and everything worked. So I did not install any
> connection manager...
> I am going to look for a freeware program that can show the icon for me.

Such an icon will not be a component of the NIC drivers, it will be a part=
=20
of the ISP's installation. Hmmm. You are in The Netherlands? Ahhh. Most=20
likely not PPPoE; that seems to be uniquely North American. I guess you wil=
l=20
have to get something like that freeware. You should learn what type of=20
connection you have; though, being freeware, if it doesn't work your=20
connection type you are only out the download and installation time.

--=20
Norman
~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

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