Online or not?

[Amos K]

Yesterday I was online according to all the signs/info from the icon down
near the clock. Somehow someone forgot to tell my system and I couldn't send
out or receive messages. Instead I was asked several times if I wanted to go
online.
Is this something I have to learn to live with or can something be done in
my settings or whatever to stop it happening again?

 

[Richard in AZ]

Yesterday I was online according to all the signs/info from the icon down
near the clock. Somehow someone forgot to tell my system and I couldn't send
out or receive messages. Instead I was asked several times if I wanted to go
online.
Is this something I have to learn to live with or can something be done in
my settings or whatever to stop it happening again?

Did you check the icon down near the clock to see if your connection was "local only" or "local and internet"?
Let us know, then you will get some help.