code_wrong wrote:
> "Mr. Arnold" <MR. Arnold@Arnold.com> wrote in message
> news:B9KdneeoRM3MzYXVnZ2dnUVZ_s-pnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>> "code_wrong" <tac@tac.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:fv9gh4$2up$1@aioe.org...
>>> 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.
>> 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.
>
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You didn't mention the make and model of the router nor was there any
mention of switching on a modem so is this a combo modem/ router? If it
is why does he not check the lights to see if he is connected to his ISP
before he uses his computer?