Tray Icon Error

Running WIN XP Pro, SP2 and sometimes the wireless systray icon
intermitently shows a red X through it even though I am connected to the
internet via my Linksys router via the Linksys wireless PCI card.

Yup, I'm sure it's the wireless icon (the one with the radio waves) and not
the ethernet icon and I've unistalled/reinstalled the adapter and driver
several times. Linksys tech support says they only support their software,
not Windows Zero Configuration.

Any ideas to fix?

Doc

I saw that for the first time last week while connected wirelessly to a
Holiday Inn wireless network on my laptop running a Belkin 802.11g card. The
"X" was there but the connection was connected. Eventually the connection
truly failed and I had to reboot to get a connection again. I could not
disconnect then connect manually. Weird...

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"John H. Holliday" <nospam@okcorral> wrote in message
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> Running WIN XP Pro, SP2 and sometimes the wireless systray icon
> intermitently shows a red X through it even though I am connected to the
> internet via my Linksys router via the Linksys wireless PCI card.
>
> Yup, I'm sure it's the wireless icon (the one with the radio waves) and
> not the ethernet icon and I've unistalled/reinstalled the adapter and
> driver several times. Linksys tech support says they only support their
> software, not Windows Zero Configuration.
>
> Any ideas to fix?
>
> Doc
>

> I saw that for the first time last week while connected wirelessly to a
> Holiday Inn wireless network on my laptop running a Belkin 802.11g card. The
> "X" was there but the connection was connected. Eventually the connection

I've had that at home too but as long as the machine was actually
connected, didn't care too much

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "John H. Holliday" <nospam@okcorral> wrote in message
> newsridnet3sf7gTMneRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Running WIN XP Pro, SP2 and sometimes the wireless systray icon
>> intermitently shows a red X through it even though I am connected to the
>> internet via my Linksys router via the Linksys wireless PCI card.
>>
>> Yup, I'm sure it's the wireless icon (the one with the radio waves) and
>> not the ethernet icon and I've unistalled/reinstalled the adapter and
>> driver several times. Linksys tech support says they only support their
>> software, not Windows Zero Configuration.
>>
>> Any ideas to fix?
>>
>> Doc

>I saw that for the first time last week while connected wirelessly to a
>Holiday Inn wireless network on my laptop running a Belkin 802.11g card.
>The "X" was there but the connection was connected. Eventually the
>connection truly failed and I had to reboot to get a connection again. I
>could not disconnect then connect manually. Weird...

>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>

That is weird, but my connection never fails--- just shows the wrong info in
the tray.

Doc

In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Is this something to do with the WiFi NIC being managed NOT by XP, but
> by vendor software instead, so XP thinks it's disconnected?

Not in my case no.

"John H. Holliday" <nospam@okcorral> wrote in message
newsridnet3sf7gTMneRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Running WIN XP Pro, SP2 and sometimes the wireless systray icon
> intermitently shows a red X through it even though I am connected to the
> internet via my Linksys router via the Linksys wireless PCI card.
>
> Yup, I'm sure it's the wireless icon (the one with the radio waves) and
> not the ethernet icon and I've unistalled/reinstalled the adapter and
> driver several times. Linksys tech support says they only support their
> software, not Windows Zero Configuration.
>
> Any ideas to fix?
>

I have a similar problem in that the two computer icon Internet comes and
goes - sometimes saying I'm not connected, even though I am. Then out of the
blue it comes back and says I'm connected - I have been unable to see any
pattern.

Slatts

"Sla#s" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "John H. Holliday" <nospam@okcorral> wrote in message
> newsridnet3sf7gTMneRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Running WIN XP Pro, SP2 and sometimes the wireless systray icon
>> intermitently shows a red X through it even though I am connected to the
>> internet via my Linksys router via the Linksys wireless PCI card.
>>
>> Yup, I'm sure it's the wireless icon (the one with the radio waves) and
>> not the ethernet icon and I've unistalled/reinstalled the adapter and
>> driver several times. Linksys tech support says they only support their
>> software, not Windows Zero Configuration.
>>
>> Any ideas to fix?
>>
>
> I have a similar problem in that the two computer icon Internet comes and
> goes - sometimes saying I'm not connected, even though I am. Then out of
> the blue it comes back and says I'm connected - I have been unable to see
> any pattern.
>
> Slatts
>

The "two computer" icon is the wired network. icon The one with the radio
waves is the wireless network...

Doc

> Try the link below. You may need to contact Microsoft as the article
> explains. Since linksys should be recognized by XP.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324024

May be true for some but not in my case, zero config quite happily works
most of the time, it's just that i've seen it once or twice. I'm not
trying to fix it though, it's just an icon, it doesn't affect the
operation.

David.

"Mr. Nobody" <Mr. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Try the link below. You may need to contact Microsoft as the article
> explains. Since linksys should be recognized by XP.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324024
>
> HTH
> Mr Nobody


Thank you, that's it.

Doc

"John H. Holliday" <nospam@okcorral> wrote in message
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<SNIP>
> The "two computer" icon is the wired network. icon The one with the radio
> waves is the wireless network...
>

In an attempt to solve the problem I tried a wired connection - which I have
since kept.
There was no change.

Slatts