Re: [PCWorks] Network Connection in my Syatem Tray
- From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:25:16 -0400
Dial-up? I didn't realize there was any American still using dial-up.
This means you're not using your ethernet connection, hence the
"Unplugged" notice.(Because it is, indeed, unplugged.)
When you get your DSL, this connection will be utilized, and the pop-up
should go away.
Harold B. wrote:
> Of course Hugh is right, but my problems are more in my head than in my
> computer; if it doesn't have to be there, I have to get it out. I'm using
> dial-up right now but in a few weeks I'll be graduating almost to the
> internet major leagues, and will be using DSL (that will be "broadband" if
> that makes a difference in how to remove this icon). As an aside, Verizon
> said I'll no longer need my current RCN dial-up connection (saving $20),
> they'll connect me to DSL for the same $20, and I'll be saving approximately
> $30 by no longer needing the second phone line that I had installed before
> ever knowing about DSL (total savings of $30 a month with a faster
> connection). I'm suggesting to the co-op board that my entire two buildings,
> around 580 units, that we have to "get with it" and be cable internet
> connected; here's hoping.
>
> Note to Peter:When right clicking the icon, there is no Properties line,
> again, maybe you are talking about broadband and I'm using dial-up. The
> "network cable is unplugged" line (only seen with the mouse hovering over
> the icon) seems to be causing no problem; i.e. I have no trouble at all with
> accessing and remaining on the internet. Why it is there, I don't know.
>
> Note to Hugh and Clint: When right-clicking it, it offers two options:
> "Change Windows Firewall settings" and "Open Network Connections". I see no
> "Show Icon when connected" , and "Show limited connectivity". When opening
> it (left clicking), it opens to a Network Connections folder which among
> other connections, lists my ISP. Now when right-clicking my ISP >
> Properties, there I get a check box, "Show icon in notification area when
> connected" BUT, that for the actual internet connection icon to show and
> only when connected. This Network Connection icon is different. --- Harold
>
>> From: Peter Kaulback
>> Harold, as you correctly presume you do not need to have showing the icon
>> for your network connection. So if you choose status when right clicking
>> the icon, then Properties you can uncheck the box "Show icon in
>> notification area when connected".As for the "A network cable is
>> unplugged" message see this MS page
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910389 --- Peter Kaulback
>>
>> From: Hugh Vandervoort
>> It's just there as a System Status sort of thing. It doesn't use enough
>> resources to worry about, but you can remove it by right-clicking the
>> connection icon and looking for "Show Icon when connected" , and "Show
>> limited connectivity" and uncheck it.
>>
>> From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin"
>> I would think you would want the Network icon in the tray when the
>> connection is lost. You can go into the network settings and change this.
>> Right click the icon on the Desktop, > Properties, then right click the
>> connection and again go to Properties, and you'll see the two boxes at the
>> bottom. The logical way to have them is to only check the box to notify
>> you when the connection is lost. Then the icon won't be there, unless the
>> connection is lost. (It doesn't just show if you unplug a cable, it will
>> also show if there is a problem and you lose the connection). I don't know
>> if you're on dialup or broadband, so what I'm talking about is for BB, I
>> don't know if it's the same way for dialup. -Clint
>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold B."
>>> Hello again ... I try to keep as few icons in my system tray as possible.
>>> What I know I need is my internet connection icon (when I am connected),
>>> my AVG and ZoneAlarm icons (which I configured to open when Windows
>>> opens), and a "safely remove hardware" icon that lists my USB connections
>>> (specifically my flash drive plugged into one of my ports and it seems
>>> that as long as the flash drive stays connected, that icon remains in the
>>> system tray).
>>>
>>> What seems superfluous is an icon reading (when pointer is over it)
>>> "Local area connection" and "A network cable is unplugged". When
>>> right-clicking it, it offers two options: "Change Windows Firewall
>>> settings" and "Open Network Connections". When opening it
>>> (left-clicking), it opens to a Network Connections folder which among
>>> other connections, lists my ISP. I see no need for it in my system tray,
>>> unless someone can explain why it is important for it to be there, so
>>> would anyone know how it can be removed? --- Harold
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