T43 Wireless System Tray Icon gone

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T43 Wireless System Tray Icon gone

#1 Post by pjcrumpg » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:35 pm

I just got a T43 2687 D4U....
everything was fine but something happened (I dunno what) and all of a sudden I cant see that wireless status icon in the system tray (you know the one that shows which network you are connected to and what the signal strength is).
An anyone tell me which program is responsible for that icon?
Thx in adv.
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#2 Post by christopher_wolf » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:57 pm

IBM Access Connections; that is the Program that brings up that little icon. Have you checked to see if it is installed by looking throught the software installer? :)
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#3 Post by GomJabbar » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:16 pm

Open Access Connections, go to Configure > Global Settings... > Notification. Is the box checked for: "Show wireless status icon in task tray"?

The above is for Access Connections 4.0x. If you have 3.xx, you'll have to look in the menu system. If the box is checked but you still have no icon, then you probably have to uninstall, then reinstall Access Connections (assuming you don't have a wireless driver problem or a hardware problem).
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#4 Post by christopher_wolf » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:23 pm

Gom Jabbar is on the mark; my suggestions were for 3.8. As far as I have seen, 4.0 isn't in the Software Installer "Auto-update" list yet. You will have to get it from the download site. :)
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#5 Post by pjcrumpg » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:35 pm

I found it, and the icon is now on.. However it has a red x thru it.. What does that mean?
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#6 Post by Hanson » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:39 pm

pjcrumpg wrote:I found it, and the icon is now on.. However it has a red x thru it.. What does that mean?
You are not connected to the network either through the ethernet port or the wireless connection.
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Found it

#7 Post by pjcrumpg » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:48 am

I finally went to the intel site and got the wireless driver from them. It works great and the now the icon is back!
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