To view the status of a local area connection

Open Network Connections.

1. Do one of the following:
• To monitor activity for the current session, right-click the local area connection, and then click Status.
• To automatically enable the status monitor each time the connection is active, right-click the local area connection, click Properties, and then select the Show icon in notification area when connected check box.

Notes

• To open Network Connections, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
• You can view and modify the network components of a local area connection, such as network protocol settings, by clicking Properties.
• By default, the status monitor is disabled for local area connections, but enabled for all other types of connections.