code_wrong wrote:
> "LR" <lrme@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:FoednebzhaMf8YXVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@bt.com...
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> 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?
>
> Thanks I think that may be enough
> It's a Buffalo WBMR-G54 modem/router .. According to the manual the
> status light should blink green ..
> I'll let the user grapple with this new info
is this in the UK ?
anyway - it looks like a ADSL router,
which means if it is powered off every day,
and then back on - the DSL line must be re-ramped every day.
Your user/client is starting off the morning with the slowest speed,
and may never reach their potential - as the ADSL device gets turned off
again.