WLAN icon wrong: Red x even if connected

[magoo]

Hi folks,

lately my WLAN icon tells me that I am not connected, even though I am.
That doesn`t change even if I disconnect and reconnect.

It`s not a very bad thing, but still disturbing a little.
Any suggestions/advice?

 

[the wharf rat]

lately my WLAN icon tells me that I am not connected, even though I am.
That doesn`t change even if I disconnect and reconnect.

It`s not a very bad thing, but still disturbing a little.
Any suggestions/advice?

Put a little tiny piece of black electrical tape over that part
of the screen. Then you won't see that disturbing icon.

 

[PaulB]

Hi,
Try right clicking on the task bar and select properties. Then select
notification area and uncheck network. Then exit and reboot. Then repeat the
process and recheck network.

 

[magoo]

Hi,
Try right clicking on the task bar and select properties. Then select
notification area and uncheck network. Then exit and reboot. Then
repeat the process and recheck network.

Sorry, actually I should have said that this only happens sometimes, and
everything is fine after restarting.

 

[Norman Yuan]

You are not alone: the same thing happens occasionally to my VISTA Ultimate
(before and after SP1 applied). I quite often switch the connection between
wireless (to the Internet) and office network(LAN with cable), due to some
internet access restrictions from our domain network. When I switch ti
wireless, I disable the LAN network card. When I need back to LAN, enable
the network card. Sometimes the RED "x" stays even the computer is connected
to either the Internet or the LAN. A log-off and log-on corrects it (but
this would not be considered as a solution, why one has to log off/on?).