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Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

Right click it and click "Turn on Animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message

Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

Actually its "Turn on activity animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message

Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

=) You saved my day Andre
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Actually its "Turn on activity animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is an artificial animation. The activity being shown has no relation to the actual activity on the network. It just cycles through at a periodic rate even if there is no traffic.
Beverly
"Howard" wrote in message

=) You saved my day Andre
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Actually its "Turn on activity animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

Well, I don't he's looking for kbps sent and received, just to see some activity on the network. If you need traffice information, its available by double clicking the same Network Center icon, under Network details, click View Status > under "Activity". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Beverly Brown" wrote in message

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is an artificial animation. The activity being shown has no relation to the actual activity on the network. It just cycles through at a periodic rate even if there is no traffic.
Beverly
"Howard" wrote in message =) You saved my day Andre
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Actually its "Turn on activity animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

But that's just it. It has no relation to activity on the network. It has a period timer that causes the lights to go back and forth regardless of any activity on the network.
This is very different from what we are used to on XP where the animation in the tray icon was directly linked to activity on the network - xmit packets would light up one side, recv packets wold light up the other. On Vista, there could be no activity and the "lights" would still switch back and forth at the same periodic rate.
Beverly
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Well, I don't he's looking for kbps sent and received, just to see some activity on the network. If you need traffice information, its available by double clicking the same Network Center icon, under Network details, click View Status > under "Activity". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Beverly Brown" wrote in message Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is an artificial animation. The activity being shown has no relation to the actual activity on the network. It just cycles through at a periodic rate even if there is no traffic.
Beverly
"Howard" wrote in message =) You saved my day Andre
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Actually its "Turn on activity animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

You have a point - it just goes back and forth aimlessly... hmm...
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--: Original message follows :-- "Beverly Brown" wrote in message

But that's just it. It has no relation to activity on the network. It has a period timer that causes the lights to go back and forth regardless of any activity on the network.
This is very different from what we are used to on XP where the animation in the tray icon was directly linked to activity on the network - xmit packets would light up one side, recv packets wold light up the other. On Vista, there could be no activity and the "lights" would still switch back and forth at the same periodic rate.
Beverly
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Well, I don't he's looking for kbps sent and received, just to see some activity on the network. If you need traffice information, its available by double clicking the same Network Center icon, under Network details, click View Status > under "Activity". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Beverly Brown" wrote in message Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is an artificial animation. The activity being shown has no relation to the actual activity on the network. It just cycles through at a periodic rate even if there is no traffic.
Beverly
"Howard" wrote in message =) You saved my day Andre
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Actually its "Turn on activity animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?

Maybe they haven't implemented this yet? Hope it;s going to change before RTM
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

You have a point - it just goes back and forth aimlessly... hmm...
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Beverly Brown" wrote in message But that's just it. It has no relation to activity on the network. It has a period timer that causes the lights to go back and forth regardless of any activity on the network.
This is very different from what we are used to on XP where the animation in the tray icon was directly linked to activity on the network - xmit packets would light up one side, recv packets wold light up the other. On Vista, there could be no activity and the "lights" would still switch back and forth at the same periodic rate.
Beverly
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Well, I don't he's looking for kbps sent and received, just to see some activity on the network. If you need traffice information, its available by double clicking the same Network Center icon, under Network details, click View Status > under "Activity". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Beverly Brown" wrote in message Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is an artificial animation. The activity being shown has no relation to the actual activity on the network. It just cycles through at a periodic rate even if there is no traffic.
Beverly
"Howard" wrote in message =) You saved my day Andre
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Actually its "Turn on activity animation". -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Howard" wrote in message Can someone from MS tell me why the Connection Notification icon in the system tray is replaced with a static icon in Vista. How do I tell if there's any activity in my network?