Dissapearing internet connection icon

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I have BT broadband using a Voyager 2091 router. Whilst I am able to comnnect
to the internet OK the internet connection icon no longer appears in the
control panel or down on the notification area. It used to dissapear
periodically but generally came back if the router was reset. It now will not
appear at all so I cannot tell what speed I am connected or any properties
etc. My local area connection icon to the router appears OK. Anybody got any
clues (I have already removed BT Desktop help)
 
Try disable/enable some connection icons, it's probably an xp bug...
disable/enable might fix it.

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
Skybuck

Not sure I understand what you

Skybuck Flying said:
Try disable/enable some connection icons, it's probably an xp bug...
disable/enable might fix it.

Bye,
Skybuck.
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snoopy07 said:
I have BT broadband using a Voyager 2091 router. Whilst I am able to comnnect
to the internet OK the internet connection icon no longer appears in the
control panel or down on the notification area. It used to dissapear
periodically but generally came back if the router was reset. It now will not
appear at all so I cannot tell what speed I am connected or any properties
etc. My local area connection icon to the router appears OK. Anybody got any
clues (I have already removed BT Desktop help)
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Try this: Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
connections >> Double click Network Connections.
There on the LAN or the Wireless Icon right click and select Properties, on
the
Properties under general tab there two Check boxes at the Bottom of the
window:
[ ] Show Icon in Notification area when connected
[ ] Show Icon on Notification area when there is limited or no
Connectivity .
check those two boxes and click [OK].
Does this help.

Or right click the Start Button select properties then click on Taskbar tab
, click on Hide Inactive Icons and there select always show for the LAN.
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
 
All these boxes have always been checked. The problem seems to be that the
Internet Connection icon is not always visible in the Network Connections
folder although the LAN icon is.
When the Internet Connection icon is showing the "show on taskbar when
connected" is ticked.
The problem seems to be that despite being connected to the internet,
windows seems to think it is not. When I right click on the icon the
"status" is greyed out, the properties are OK. Also "connect" is available
(despite being already connected on BT broadband) and if I click connect it
says connection failed.
As already stated, sometimes the connection icon is not visible at all in
the Network Connections folder, despite being connected.
Gut feel is that it is something to do with either a Windows update, a NIS
2007 update, or changes in the connection system operated by BT internet. BT
are of course absolutely useless in even understanding the problem.

nass said:
snoopy07 said:
I have BT broadband using a Voyager 2091 router. Whilst I am able to comnnect
to the internet OK the internet connection icon no longer appears in the
control panel or down on the notification area. It used to dissapear
periodically but generally came back if the router was reset. It now will not
appear at all so I cannot tell what speed I am connected or any properties
etc. My local area connection icon to the router appears OK. Anybody got any
clues (I have already removed BT Desktop help)
Click to expand...


Try this: Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
connections >> Double click Network Connections.
There on the LAN or the Wireless Icon right click and select Properties, on
the
Properties under general tab there two Check boxes at the Bottom of the
window:
[ ] Show Icon in Notification area when connected
[ ] Show Icon on Notification area when there is limited or no
Connectivity .
check those two boxes and click [OK].
Does this help.

Or right click the Start Button select properties then click on Taskbar tab
, click on Hide Inactive Icons and there select always show for the LAN.
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
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