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Old 03-05-2007   #1 (permalink)
Art


 
 

Re: Little Blue Soccer Ball at Network Icon?


"GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51D0FBEA-EB1D-4784-9047-96D93875B4ED@microsoft.com...
> What's the little icon which sits at the lower right hand corner of the
> network icon? It appears and disappears randomly. When I drag my mouse
> over
> top of it, it simply states that I am connected to the network.
> Perplexing,
> since when it disappears, I am still connected to my network! I see it
> most
> after a boot-up or a reboot. It just disappeared again.
>
> I resembles a little soccer ball with two shades of blue!
>
> I dunno...


It means your network has internet access. It is a globe. If it's gone,
you have local access only.

Art


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Old 03-05-2007   #2 (permalink)
GR


 
 

Re: Little Blue Soccer Ball at Network Icon?

That's the funny thing Art. I have Internet access, despite there being no
globe. Most of the time, it's always gone.

Cheers.

"Art" wrote:

>
> "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51D0FBEA-EB1D-4784-9047-96D93875B4ED@microsoft.com...
> > What's the little icon which sits at the lower right hand corner of the
> > network icon? It appears and disappears randomly. When I drag my mouse
> > over
> > top of it, it simply states that I am connected to the network.
> > Perplexing,
> > since when it disappears, I am still connected to my network! I see it
> > most
> > after a boot-up or a reboot. It just disappeared again.
> >
> > I resembles a little soccer ball with two shades of blue!
> >
> > I dunno...

>
> It means your network has internet access. It is a globe. If it's gone,
> you have local access only.
>
> Art
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-05-2007   #3 (permalink)
GR


 
 

Re: Little Blue Soccer Ball at Network Icon?

David, what does the A. in your middle name stand for? A**hole?

"GR" wrote:

> That's the funny thing Art. I have Internet access, despite there being no
> globe. Most of the time, it's always gone.
>
> Cheers.
>
> "Art" wrote:
>
> >
> > "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:51D0FBEA-EB1D-4784-9047-96D93875B4ED@microsoft.com...
> > > What's the little icon which sits at the lower right hand corner of the
> > > network icon? It appears and disappears randomly. When I drag my mouse
> > > over
> > > top of it, it simply states that I am connected to the network.
> > > Perplexing,
> > > since when it disappears, I am still connected to my network! I see it
> > > most
> > > after a boot-up or a reboot. It just disappeared again.
> > >
> > > I resembles a little soccer ball with two shades of blue!
> > >
> > > I dunno...

> >
> > It means your network has internet access. It is a globe. If it's gone,
> > you have local access only.
> >
> > Art
> >

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-05-2007   #4 (permalink)
thetruthhurts @homail.com


 
 

Re: Little Blue Soccer Ball at Network Icon?

uh noooooooooooooo it means STFU you stupid troll who smells of gengis
kahn.


>David, what does the A. in your middle name stand for? A**hole?
>
>"GR" wrote:
>
>> That's the funny thing Art. I have Internet access, despite there being no
>> globe. Most of the time, it's always gone.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> "Art" wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:51D0FBEA-EB1D-4784-9047-96D93875B4ED@microsoft.com...
>> > > What's the little icon which sits at the lower right hand corner of the
>> > > network icon? It appears and disappears randomly. When I drag my mouse
>> > > over
>> > > top of it, it simply states that I am connected to the network.
>> > > Perplexing,
>> > > since when it disappears, I am still connected to my network! I see it
>> > > most
>> > > after a boot-up or a reboot. It just disappeared again.
>> > >
>> > > I resembles a little soccer ball with two shades of blue!
>> > >
>> > > I dunno...
>> >
>> > It means your network has internet access. It is a globe. If it's gone,
>> > you have local access only.
>> >
>> > Art
>> >

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-06-2007   #5 (permalink)
GR


 
 

Re: Little Blue Soccer Ball at Network Icon?

"stupid troll who smells of gengis khan"

Nice to see they have 12 yr old's active in this forum...



"thetruthhurts @homail.com" wrote:

> uh noooooooooooooo it means STFU you stupid troll who smells of gengis
> kahn.
>
>
> >David, what does the A. in your middle name stand for? A**hole?
> >
> >"GR" wrote:
> >
> >> That's the funny thing Art. I have Internet access, despite there being no
> >> globe. Most of the time, it's always gone.
> >>
> >> Cheers.
> >>
> >> "Art" wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:51D0FBEA-EB1D-4784-9047-96D93875B4ED@microsoft.com...
> >> > > What's the little icon which sits at the lower right hand corner of the
> >> > > network icon? It appears and disappears randomly. When I drag my mouse
> >> > > over
> >> > > top of it, it simply states that I am connected to the network.
> >> > > Perplexing,
> >> > > since when it disappears, I am still connected to my network! I see it
> >> > > most
> >> > > after a boot-up or a reboot. It just disappeared again.
> >> > >
> >> > > I resembles a little soccer ball with two shades of blue!
> >> > >
> >> > > I dunno...
> >> >
> >> > It means your network has internet access. It is a globe. If it's gone,
> >> > you have local access only.
> >> >
> >> > Art
> >> >

>

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