Internet Connection icon has disappeared from the Notification Area

B

Bob Lucas

I am running Win XP Professional, SP3 with IE7 on my HP Laptop
computer.

I use Avast Antivirus home edition, version 4.8.1335 and I have
also installed Spybot Search & Destroy, 1.6.2 (without the
Tea-timer add-on). I have disabled the Windows Firewall, because
I have installed the Zone Alarm free firewall, version
8.0.298.000.

My Buffalo Wireless Router, model WHR-G54S, is the hub of my home
network. It uses PPPoE client "easy set-up" to acquire an IP
address for my ADSL Internet connection, which is provided by
TalkTalk in the UK.

The local IP address of the Router and the Internet Gateway is
192.168.11.1. The Router incorporates its own firewall and I
have configured the Router to reject IDENT requests on port 113.
UPnP has been enabled in the router settings.

In my computer's Network Connection settings, I have configured
the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties to use a fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1 (instead of obtaining an IP address
automatically).

In "My Network Places", I have enabled "Show icons for networked
UPnP devices.

An "ipconfig /all" enquiry generates the following response:

Windows IP Configuration:
Host Name: LAPTOP
Primary DNS suffix: [blank]
Node type: Mixed
IP routing enabled: No

Ethernet Wireless Adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix: [blank]
Description: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Network Connection
Physical address: 00-19-D2-xx-C3-xx (MAC address
munged)
Dhcp enabled: No
IP Address: 192.168.11.11
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.11.1
DNS Servers: 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

The wireless network operates perfectly - and as soon as my
computer connects to the local network, the wireless icon appears
in the Notification Area of the Taskbar.

I also have no difficulty connecting to the Internet. However, I
have become aware of an unexplained phenomenon.

Until recently, the Internet Connection icon would appear in the
Notification Area. If I hovered over the icon, it showed the
Internet connection speed as 100 Mbps (which is the communication
speed of the wired connection between the Router and ADSL Modem
sections of the Buffalo WHR-G54S).

More recently, a separate entry for the Internet Connection has
disappeared from the Network Connections Window and the Internet
Connection icon no longer appears in the Notification Area.

I wonder whether anyone can explain why this has happened.
Ideally, I should like to restore these entries to the Network
Connections Window and the Notification Area.
 
N

nass

Bob Lucas said:
I am running Win XP Professional, SP3 with IE7 on my HP Laptop
computer.

I use Avast Antivirus home edition, version 4.8.1335 and I have
also installed Spybot Search & Destroy, 1.6.2 (without the
Tea-timer add-on). I have disabled the Windows Firewall, because
I have installed the Zone Alarm free firewall, version
8.0.298.000.

My Buffalo Wireless Router, model WHR-G54S, is the hub of my home
network. It uses PPPoE client "easy set-up" to acquire an IP
address for my ADSL Internet connection, which is provided by
TalkTalk in the UK.

The local IP address of the Router and the Internet Gateway is
192.168.11.1. The Router incorporates its own firewall and I
have configured the Router to reject IDENT requests on port 113.
UPnP has been enabled in the router settings.

In my computer's Network Connection settings, I have configured
the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties to use a fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1 (instead of obtaining an IP address
automatically).

In "My Network Places", I have enabled "Show icons for networked
UPnP devices.

An "ipconfig /all" enquiry generates the following response:

Windows IP Configuration:
Host Name: LAPTOP
Primary DNS suffix: [blank]
Node type: Mixed
IP routing enabled: No

Ethernet Wireless Adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix: [blank]
Description: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Network Connection
Physical address: 00-19-D2-xx-C3-xx (MAC address
munged)
Dhcp enabled: No
IP Address: 192.168.11.11
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.11.1
DNS Servers: 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

The wireless network operates perfectly - and as soon as my
computer connects to the local network, the wireless icon appears
in the Notification Area of the Taskbar.

I also have no difficulty connecting to the Internet. However, I
have become aware of an unexplained phenomenon.

Until recently, the Internet Connection icon would appear in the
Notification Area. If I hovered over the icon, it showed the
Internet connection speed as 100 Mbps (which is the communication
speed of the wired connection between the Router and ADSL Modem
sections of the Buffalo WHR-G54S).

More recently, a separate entry for the Internet Connection has
disappeared from the Network Connections Window and the Internet
Connection icon no longer appears in the Notification Area.

I wonder whether anyone can explain why this has happened.
Ideally, I should like to restore these entries to the Network
Connections Window and the Notification Area.

Hi Bob,
Did you install the latest wireless driver form the wirless manufactuer
website?
Also make sure the Check box for show the icon in notification area is
checked on the wireless Properties.
Again did you make sure the Show always is slected for the Icon on the Hide
inactive Icons on the Taskbar and Start menu properties is set correct.

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

http://winhlp.com/node/16
<Quote from the above link:>
1. Run regedit: click on Start > click on Run > type: regedit
2. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
3. In the Explorer folder change the value of EnableAutoTray to 0.
4. Right click Start (or anywhere on the taskbar) and select
Properties.
5. Click the Taskbar tab.
6. Clear the Lock the taskbar option.
7. Check Hide inactive icons.
8. On the Taskbar tab, click Customize.
9. In the Current Items section, select each of the items as "Always
Hide". Click OK, then OK again.
10. Start all over, re-open the properties dialog box, and select each
item as "Hide when inactive" in the Current items section. Click OK, then OK
again.
11. Navigate in the registry to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
\TrayNotify
12. Delete the IconStreams and PastIconStreams values.
13. Close the Registry Editor.
14. Close all open programs.
15. Open Task Manager: click on Start > click on Run > type: taskmgr
16. Click on the Processes tab.
17. Click on explorer.exe in the image name column.
18. Click on the End Process button.
19. Confirm Yes to kill the process. This will close the desktop
except for Task Manager.
20. In Task Manager select the File menu command.
21. Click on the Create New Task button.
22. In the Open box type: explorer
23. Click OK.
</Q::>
HTH,
nass
 
J

Jose

I am running Win XP Professional, SP3 with IE7 on my HP Laptop
computer.

I use Avast Antivirus home edition, version 4.8.1335 and I have
also installed Spybot Search & Destroy, 1.6.2 (without the
Tea-timer add-on).  I have disabled the Windows Firewall, because
I have installed the Zone Alarm free firewall, version
8.0.298.000.

My Buffalo Wireless Router, model WHR-G54S, is the hub of my home
network.  It uses PPPoE client "easy set-up" to acquire an IP
address for my ADSL Internet connection, which is provided by
TalkTalk in the UK.

The local IP address of the Router and the Internet Gateway is
192.168.11.1.  The Router incorporates its own firewall and I
have configured the Router to reject IDENT requests on port 113.
UPnP has been enabled in the router settings.

In my computer's Network Connection settings, I have configured
the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties to use a fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1 (instead of obtaining an IP address
automatically).

In "My Network Places", I have enabled "Show icons for networked
UPnP devices.

An "ipconfig /all" enquiry generates the following response:

Windows IP Configuration:
Host Name:                         LAPTOP
Primary DNS suffix:            [blank]
Node type:                           Mixed
IP routing enabled:              No

Ethernet Wireless Adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix:  [blank]
Description:                          Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
                                               Network Connection
Physical address:                00-19-D2-xx-C3-xx (MAC address
munged)
Dhcp enabled:                      No
IP Address:                          192.168.11..11
Subnet Mask:                       255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:                 192.168.11.1
DNS Servers:                       208.67.222.222
                                               208.67.220.220

The wireless network operates perfectly - and as soon as my
computer connects to the local network, the wireless icon appears
in the Notification Area of the Taskbar.

I also have no difficulty connecting to the Internet.  However, I
have become aware of an unexplained phenomenon.

Until recently, the Internet Connection icon would appear in the
Notification Area.  If I hovered over the icon, it showed the
Internet connection speed as 100 Mbps (which is the communication
speed of the wired connection between the Router and ADSL Modem
sections of the Buffalo WHR-G54S).

More recently, a separate entry for the Internet Connection has
disappeared from the Network Connections Window and the Internet
Connection icon no longer appears in the Notification Area.

I wonder whether anyone can explain why this has happened.
Ideally, I should like to restore these entries to the Network
Connections Window and the Notification Area.

I only care about those two icons in my Notification area - the
Windows network icon (looks like a monitor) and the icon put there by
by wireless router. Everything else is hidden or disabled (except the
time).

If I look in Control Panel, Network Connections, I see one network
connection called - Wireless Network Connection 1. That matches what
I see when I hover over the Windows induced icon in the Notification
area (the one that looks like a monitor). I can make it go away by
unchecking the box in CP, Network Connections, Wireless Network
Connection 1 properties.

I can also hover over my router induced icon and see that information
which is going to be different from yours, and I can turn that one off
as well in my router configuration which is separate from Windows.

And did you check the Notification area properties (as mentioned)? If
you see a < character in to the left of your system time, click it.
Is the missing icon there, but just hiding?

What icon are you missing?
 
B

Bob Lucas

nass said:
Bob Lucas said:
I am running Win XP Professional, SP3 with IE7 on my HP Laptop
computer.

I use Avast Antivirus home edition, version 4.8.1335 and I
have
also installed Spybot Search & Destroy, 1.6.2 (without the
Tea-timer add-on). I have disabled the Windows Firewall,
because
I have installed the Zone Alarm free firewall, version
8.0.298.000.

My Buffalo Wireless Router, model WHR-G54S, is the hub of my
home
network. It uses PPPoE client "easy set-up" to acquire an IP
address for my ADSL Internet connection, which is provided by
TalkTalk in the UK.

The local IP address of the Router and the Internet Gateway is
192.168.11.1. The Router incorporates its own firewall and I
have configured the Router to reject IDENT requests on port
113.
UPnP has been enabled in the router settings.

In my computer's Network Connection settings, I have
configured
the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties to use a
fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1 (instead of obtaining an IP
address
automatically).

In "My Network Places", I have enabled "Show icons for
networked
UPnP devices.

An "ipconfig /all" enquiry generates the following response:

Windows IP Configuration:
Host Name: LAPTOP
Primary DNS suffix: [blank]
Node type: Mixed
IP routing enabled: No

Ethernet Wireless Adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix: [blank]
Description: Intel PRO/Wireless
3945ABG
Network
Connection
Physical address: 00-19-D2-xx-C3-xx (MAC
address
munged)
Dhcp enabled: No
IP Address: 192.168.11.11
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.11.1
DNS Servers: 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

The wireless network operates perfectly - and as soon as my
computer connects to the local network, the wireless icon
appears
in the Notification Area of the Taskbar.

I also have no difficulty connecting to the Internet.
However, I
have become aware of an unexplained phenomenon.

Until recently, the Internet Connection icon would appear in
the
Notification Area. If I hovered over the icon, it showed the
Internet connection speed as 100 Mbps (which is the
communication
speed of the wired connection between the Router and ADSL
Modem
sections of the Buffalo WHR-G54S).

More recently, a separate entry for the Internet Connection
has
disappeared from the Network Connections Window and the
Internet
Connection icon no longer appears in the Notification Area.

I wonder whether anyone can explain why this has happened.
Ideally, I should like to restore these entries to the Network
Connections Window and the Notification Area.

Hi Bob,
Did you install the latest wireless driver form the wirless
manufactuer
website?
Also make sure the Check box for show the icon in notification
area is
checked on the wireless Properties.
Again did you make sure the Show always is slected for the Icon
on the Hide
inactive Icons on the Taskbar and Start menu properties is set
correct.

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

http://winhlp.com/node/16
<Quote from the above link:>
1. Run regedit: click on Start > click on Run > type:
regedit
2. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
3. In the Explorer folder change the value of
EnableAutoTray to 0.
4. Right click Start (or anywhere on the taskbar) and
select
Properties.
5. Click the Taskbar tab.
6. Clear the Lock the taskbar option.
7. Check Hide inactive icons.
8. On the Taskbar tab, click Customize.
9. In the Current Items section, select each of the items
as "Always
Hide". Click OK, then OK again.
10. Start all over, re-open the properties dialog box, and
select each
item as "Hide when inactive" in the Current items section.
Click OK, then OK
again.
11. Navigate in the registry to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
\TrayNotify
12. Delete the IconStreams and PastIconStreams values.
13. Close the Registry Editor.
14. Close all open programs.
15. Open Task Manager: click on Start > click on Run >
type: taskmgr
16. Click on the Processes tab.
17. Click on explorer.exe in the image name column.
18. Click on the End Process button.
19. Confirm Yes to kill the process. This will close the
desktop
except for Task Manager.
20. In Task Manager select the File menu command.
21. Click on the Create New Task button.
22. In the Open box type: explorer
23. Click OK.
</Q::>
HTH,
nass

Hi Nass

Many thanks for all your help.

Yes. I do have the latest Intel wireless driver.

I am a great fan of the Kellys-Korner tools - and I had
previously tried a K-K tool to reset the Notification Area (Line
53 left at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm).
Unfortunately, none of the Kelly-Korner tools or tweaks helped on
this occasion.

I also followed the other steps that you suggested, but none of
them restored the missing Internet Connection icon to the
Notification Area.

With hindsight, I think that is because the missing icon was a
symptom - but not the cause of the problem. The icon disappeared
from the Notification Area at the same time that the Internet
Gateway entry disappeared from the Network Connections window.
However, I think I have stumbled upon a solution.

I edited the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties, so
that the computer obtains an IP address automatically. The
Internet Gateway returned to the Network Connections window - and
the Internet Connection icon returned to the Notification Area.

Then, I restored all of the previous entries - to use the fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1. The icon disappeared for a few
seconds, but then returned.

Don't ask me why this worked. However, it seems to have fixed
the problem.
 
B

Bob Lucas

Jose said:
I am running Win XP Professional, SP3 with IE7 on my HP Laptop
computer.

I use Avast Antivirus home edition, version 4.8.1335 and I
have
also installed Spybot Search & Destroy, 1.6.2 (without the
Tea-timer add-on). I have disabled the Windows Firewall,
because
I have installed the Zone Alarm free firewall, version
8.0.298.000.

My Buffalo Wireless Router, model WHR-G54S, is the hub of my
home
network. It uses PPPoE client "easy set-up" to acquire an IP
address for my ADSL Internet connection, which is provided by
TalkTalk in the UK.

The local IP address of the Router and the Internet Gateway is
192.168.11.1. The Router incorporates its own firewall and I
have configured the Router to reject IDENT requests on port
113.
UPnP has been enabled in the router settings.

In my computer's Network Connection settings, I have
configured
the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties to use a
fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1 (instead of obtaining an IP
address
automatically).

In "My Network Places", I have enabled "Show icons for
networked
UPnP devices.

An "ipconfig /all" enquiry generates the following response:

Windows IP Configuration:
Host Name: LAPTOP
Primary DNS suffix: [blank]
Node type: Mixed
IP routing enabled: No

Ethernet Wireless Adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix: [blank]
Description: Intel PRO/Wireless
3945ABG
Network
Connection
Physical address: 00-19-D2-xx-C3-xx (MAC
address
munged)
Dhcp enabled: No
IP Address: 192.168.11.11
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.11.1
DNS Servers: 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

The wireless network operates perfectly - and as soon as my
computer connects to the local network, the wireless icon
appears
in the Notification Area of the Taskbar.

I also have no difficulty connecting to the Internet.
However, I
have become aware of an unexplained phenomenon.

Until recently, the Internet Connection icon would appear in
the
Notification Area. If I hovered over the icon, it showed the
Internet connection speed as 100 Mbps (which is the
communication
speed of the wired connection between the Router and ADSL
Modem
sections of the Buffalo WHR-G54S).

More recently, a separate entry for the Internet Connection
has
disappeared from the Network Connections Window and the
Internet
Connection icon no longer appears in the Notification Area.

I wonder whether anyone can explain why this has happened.
Ideally, I should like to restore these entries to the Network
Connections Window and the Notification Area.

I only care about those two icons in my Notification area - the
Windows network icon (looks like a monitor) and the icon put
there by
by wireless router. Everything else is hidden or disabled
(except the
time).

If I look in Control Panel, Network Connections, I see one
network
connection called - Wireless Network Connection 1. That
matches what
I see when I hover over the Windows induced icon in the
Notification
area (the one that looks like a monitor). I can make it go
away by
unchecking the box in CP, Network Connections, Wireless Network
Connection 1 properties.

I can also hover over my router induced icon and see that
information
which is going to be different from yours, and I can turn that
one off
as well in my router configuration which is separate from
Windows.

And did you check the Notification area properties (as
mentioned)? If
you see a < character in to the left of your system time, click
it.
Is the missing icon there, but just hiding?

What icon are you missing?

Thank you.

No. The icon was definitely missing, and not merely missing.

The wireless router icon (which resembles a single blue monitor,
with three radiating brackets) has always been visible.

Following connection to the Internet, I used to see an additional
Internet Connection icon (which resembled two blue monitors).
When I hovered over that icon, the information read "Internet
Connection, Speed: 100.0 Mbps, Status: Connected".

However, I have stumbled upon a fix for the problem. Please see
my previous reply to Nass.
 
N

nass

Bob Lucas said:
nass said:
Bob Lucas said:
I am running Win XP Professional, SP3 with IE7 on my HP Laptop
computer.

I use Avast Antivirus home edition, version 4.8.1335 and I
have
also installed Spybot Search & Destroy, 1.6.2 (without the
Tea-timer add-on). I have disabled the Windows Firewall,
because
I have installed the Zone Alarm free firewall, version
8.0.298.000.

My Buffalo Wireless Router, model WHR-G54S, is the hub of my
home
network. It uses PPPoE client "easy set-up" to acquire an IP
address for my ADSL Internet connection, which is provided by
TalkTalk in the UK.

The local IP address of the Router and the Internet Gateway is
192.168.11.1. The Router incorporates its own firewall and I
have configured the Router to reject IDENT requests on port
113.
UPnP has been enabled in the router settings.

In my computer's Network Connection settings, I have
configured
the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties to use a
fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1 (instead of obtaining an IP
address
automatically).

In "My Network Places", I have enabled "Show icons for
networked
UPnP devices.

An "ipconfig /all" enquiry generates the following response:

Windows IP Configuration:
Host Name: LAPTOP
Primary DNS suffix: [blank]
Node type: Mixed
IP routing enabled: No

Ethernet Wireless Adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix: [blank]
Description: Intel PRO/Wireless
3945ABG
Network
Connection
Physical address: 00-19-D2-xx-C3-xx (MAC
address
munged)
Dhcp enabled: No
IP Address: 192.168.11.11
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.11.1
DNS Servers: 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

The wireless network operates perfectly - and as soon as my
computer connects to the local network, the wireless icon
appears
in the Notification Area of the Taskbar.

I also have no difficulty connecting to the Internet.
However, I
have become aware of an unexplained phenomenon.

Until recently, the Internet Connection icon would appear in
the
Notification Area. If I hovered over the icon, it showed the
Internet connection speed as 100 Mbps (which is the
communication
speed of the wired connection between the Router and ADSL
Modem
sections of the Buffalo WHR-G54S).

More recently, a separate entry for the Internet Connection
has
disappeared from the Network Connections Window and the
Internet
Connection icon no longer appears in the Notification Area.

I wonder whether anyone can explain why this has happened.
Ideally, I should like to restore these entries to the Network
Connections Window and the Notification Area.

Hi Bob,
Did you install the latest wireless driver form the wirless
manufactuer
website?
Also make sure the Check box for show the icon in notification
area is
checked on the wireless Properties.
Again did you make sure the Show always is slected for the Icon
on the Hide
inactive Icons on the Taskbar and Start menu properties is set
correct.

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

http://winhlp.com/node/16
<Quote from the above link:>
1. Run regedit: click on Start > click on Run > type:
regedit
2. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
3. In the Explorer folder change the value of
EnableAutoTray to 0.
4. Right click Start (or anywhere on the taskbar) and
select
Properties.
5. Click the Taskbar tab.
6. Clear the Lock the taskbar option.
7. Check Hide inactive icons.
8. On the Taskbar tab, click Customize.
9. In the Current Items section, select each of the items
as "Always
Hide". Click OK, then OK again.
10. Start all over, re-open the properties dialog box, and
select each
item as "Hide when inactive" in the Current items section.
Click OK, then OK
again.
11. Navigate in the registry to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
\TrayNotify
12. Delete the IconStreams and PastIconStreams values.
13. Close the Registry Editor.
14. Close all open programs.
15. Open Task Manager: click on Start > click on Run >
type: taskmgr
16. Click on the Processes tab.
17. Click on explorer.exe in the image name column.
18. Click on the End Process button.
19. Confirm Yes to kill the process. This will close the
desktop
except for Task Manager.
20. In Task Manager select the File menu command.
21. Click on the Create New Task button.
22. In the Open box type: explorer
23. Click OK.
</Q::>
HTH,
nass

Hi Nass

Many thanks for all your help.

Yes. I do have the latest Intel wireless driver.

I am a great fan of the Kellys-Korner tools - and I had
previously tried a K-K tool to reset the Notification Area (Line
53 left at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm).
Unfortunately, none of the Kelly-Korner tools or tweaks helped on
this occasion.

I also followed the other steps that you suggested, but none of
them restored the missing Internet Connection icon to the
Notification Area.

With hindsight, I think that is because the missing icon was a
symptom - but not the cause of the problem. The icon disappeared
from the Notification Area at the same time that the Internet
Gateway entry disappeared from the Network Connections window.
However, I think I have stumbled upon a solution.

I edited the Wireless Network Connection TCP/IP properties, so
that the computer obtains an IP address automatically. The
Internet Gateway returned to the Network Connections window - and
the Internet Connection icon returned to the Notification Area.

Then, I restored all of the previous entries - to use the fixed
IP Address of 192.168.11.11, Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, and
Default Gateway 192.168.11.1. The icon disappeared for a few
seconds, but then returned.

Don't ask me why this worked. However, it seems to have fixed
the problem.

Hi Bob,
Thanks for sharing the info with us!
This can happen sometime if you have been connecting to many wireless Hot
Spots other than the one at home.

Try to Right click your Wireles Network Connection (WNC) and slect properties.
On the WNCP window click on Wireless Networks Tab and make sure the Use
windows to configure my wireless is checked (note if you are using the Manfr
wireless Utility to manage your wireless Omit that option!
Under preferred networks:
make sure to remove the SSID names that you no loonger use and leave the one
you are connected now to and the ones you may connect to in the future.
HTH,
nass
 

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