Network Icon

[Spizz]

Hi, I'm a new Vista user and have a question I have been unable to find an
answer to and hope someone here can help me out.

In XP, I used to hover over the Network icon in the notification area and it
would tell me the data I had transferred up and down for the session. Now in
Vista, if I hover it only tells me the name of the network I am connected
to. I have looked for a check box somewhere but so far have found nothing.
This is quite important to me as here in South Africa, we get a small cap
(3gb) a month up and down, and I like to keep a track of my activity.

Any pointers gratefully accepted. TIA.

Spizz

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Click Start > Network > on the Command bar > click 'Network and Sharing
Center' > beside your connection, there should be a link called 'View
Status', click that.

 

[Spizz]

Click Start > Network > on the Command bar > click 'Network and Sharing
Center' > beside your connection, there should be a link called 'View
Status', click that.

Excellent, thanks Andre. I take it I have to look here every time I want to
check, I don't suppose there is a way to have a quick hover over the icon
like in XP?

Do you know of any program or plug in that monitors data transfer by any
chance? I looked through the gadgets at the Live site but didn't see
anything. Cheers again.

Spizz

 

[Richard Urban]

I have been using NetMeter for over a year now. Its operation has been
flawless in Vista.

http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

 

[Spizz]

I have been using NetMeter for over a year now. Its operation has been
flawless in Vista.

http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/

I've just installed it now and it looks like exactly the thing I was looking
for. Thanks for the heads up Richard.

Spizz

 

[Richard Urban]

It has helped me a few times to discover that a trojan was spewing out tons
of information from clients computers. Then the hunt was on.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

 

[AlexB]

You can also try to download Microsoft Network Monitor 3.1:
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...213-8D17-2F6DDE7D7AAC&displaylang=en#filelist

See some discussion:
http://blogs.technet.com/netmon/