AM I CONNECTED?
InterNet Access Network ( )
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:33:05 -0400
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>AM I CONNECTED?
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> If you're new to the Internet, you may have wondered if
>there is a way to tell if your computer is dialed into the
>Net. It's not uncommon for people to close their email
>program or web browser only to find out later that their
>computer (modem) is still connected to the Internet. Usually
>this is discovered when somebody picks up the telephone and
>is greeted by shrill screeching noises coming from the handset.
> When you are dialed into the Internet, most computers will
>display a little graphic image that shows your modem is using
>the phone line.
> Windows 95 users can look beside the clock/time (usually
>in the lower-right corner). When you are connected you should
>see an image (called an icon) of either a modem with two lights
>or an icon of two little computers that are wired together.
> Windows 98 users can look beside the clock/time (usually
>in the lower-right corner). When you are connected you should
>see an image (called an icon) of two little computers that are
>wired together.
> Macs have a couple of different dialer programs. Each
>dialer program has its own icon.
> - Free PPP usually displays a picture of a telephone in
> the upper-right. The background color of the telephone
> changes color when your modem is connected to the
> Internet.
> - Open Transport usually displays an icon of a telephone
> pole across the top of the screen when it's connected to
> the Internet.
>
> Next time you dial into the Internet, keep an eye open for
>these icons. With a glance, they will help you to know whether
>your computer is dialed into the Internet or not.
> One note: It's possible for your modem to lose its
>connection to the Internet without your computer knowing
>about it. In a case like that, your computer would still
>display the icon showing you were connected. This
>occasionally happens when phone line interference causes
>your modem to lose its connection. Quite often your computer
>isn't made aware of this and it still thinks it's connected to
>the Internet, when in reality it is not.
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