LAN ICON is missing

[RxQueen]

I have win 98 SE.I used to see the two small monitors right beside the time for the connection status but I dont see it anymore.How do I get it back?

[d0ppy]

Ummm... connect to a LAN?

And, may I say, welcome back once again.



Are you connected to the LAN? Can you get online and do local network ****?

[nihil]

I think that you check the display modem status box in options

[XTC46]

is just the icon missing or can you not connect to the internet as well? if you cannot connect, then make sure the drivers for your nic are installed.

[RxQueen]

I can connect.I just want to see those Icons.Yes, I am connected to a LAN.

[morganlefay]

AFAIK dont think there is a LAN icon in 98....other than the modem connection that nihil mentioned

It is in 2000\XP.....

MLF

[nihil]

The icon in the taskbar next to the time is your modem. It shows you amount of data transferred, speed, length of connection.

<start>
<control panel>
<dial up networking>
<connection settings>

Check the box marked "show an icon on taskbar after connected"

Or you can do it in options when you set up a new link as I suggested earlier.

Win9x/ME were designed as stand alone OSes so do not have the LAN icon (which shows you a map of connected devices etc)..............that is NT4/Win2000/XP



EDIT: You will only see this icon if you connect through a dial-up modem.