Another DSL Connection Question...

[Farrar]

Just got my DSL activated. Man! Unbeleivable after 4 years of 46K.

Just two more questions...It appears quite regularly that when I click to change pages I get the "No Connection Available" message. But, I simply click "Try Again" and I go to the desired page/link. Is there a setting I can change so as not to see this message so often?

Secondly, I did have an icon in the system tray that showed connection speed. I can place a similar icon there for my ethernet connection but it shows the "100mbps" speed rather than my download speed. Is there some way, through settings or free software downloads, to place an icon there showing my download speed?

Thanks for the help guys. I know these questions do not pertain exactly to the forum {drivers} but I have always gotten the best advice here over the last 4 years.

Thanks,

Farrar

[NooNoo]

Just got my DSL activated. Man! Unbeleivable after 4 years of 46K.

Just two more questions...It appears quite regularly that when I click to change pages I get the "No Connection Available" message. But, I simply click "Try Again" and I go to the desired page/link. Is there a setting I can change so as not to see this message so often?

Secondly, I did have an icon in the system tray that showed connection speed. I can place a similar icon there for my ethernet connection but it shows the "100mbps" speed rather than my download speed. Is there some way, through settings or free software downloads, to place an icon there showing my download speed?

Thanks for the help guys. I know these questions do not pertain exactly to the forum {drivers} but I have always gotten the best advice here over the last 4 years.

Thanks,

Farrar

First, internet explorer, tools, options, connections tab, either remove the dialup connection or set it to "never dial a connection"

Second, its reflecting the possible speed of the nic/connection, not your actual download speed. If you want to know that - run a speed test at www.dslreports.com - left hand side, tools.