"Mr. Arnold" <MR. Arnold@Arnold.com> wrote in message
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> "code_wrong" <tac@tac.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Hi all,
>> Is there some software out there that will give me a real time progress
>> report from the router when it is connecting to the internet?
>>
>> Windows indicates that it is connecting, and has connected to the router
>> with the wifi icon in the tray, but there is no way to tell if the router
>> has connected to the ISP yet without launching a web application (like
>> the browser for example).
>>
>> Yes I know this is easy, but I want to end the situation where my
>> confused user sees a connection to the router then fails to download a
>> web page because the router has not yet connected to the ISP.
>>
>> This happens first thing when the router and the computer are powered up
>> at the same time.
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> Have the user use common sense and figure it out.
>

Sometimes they just don't get it.
but I think if such software exists it would be useful to more than just
novice users.
I would use it before I logged into the router to check a connection. It
would serve the same purpose I guess.