> This is really weird.  I have a wireless home LAN that my notebook
> connects to to reach the internet.  Earlier I did a virus check with
> TrendMicro (found nothing). But since then I noticed that the
> friendly icon for my wireless LAN - looks like a terminal with 2 "))"
> at the right upper corner when connected, has disappeared from the
> taskbar.  The wireless LAN is still working fine and my connection to
> the internet is fine, but the icon is gone!  It is not hidden (I
> checked with customize taskbar, etc.).  It has just disappeared.
>
> Instead it has been replaced by a different icon with a yellow bar at
> the bottom which when I hover over it tells me about my local
> connection (which is unplugged) and my wireless connection (which is
> connected). However when I right click on it, I do not get the
> familiar "view available networks" or repair, etc.  Instead I get a
> different blue option list that comes from "ConfigFree" the utility
> that Toshiba puts on its notebooks.
> How do I regain my old network icon with the familiar "view available
> networks"? Rebooting did not solve the problem.
>
> Jeff

"Jeff" <j***@naol.com> wrote in message
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> It's OK.  I solved it.  I found where to check to have the icon show (in
> Network properties). So all is well, but why it turned itself off remains
> a mystery .....
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeff wrote:
>> This is really weird.  I have a wireless home LAN that my notebook
>> connects to to reach the internet.  Earlier I did a virus check with
>> TrendMicro (found nothing). But since then I noticed that the
>> friendly icon for my wireless LAN - looks like a terminal with 2 "))"
>> at the right upper corner when connected, has disappeared from the
>> taskbar.  The wireless LAN is still working fine and my connection to
>> the internet is fine, but the icon is gone!  It is not hidden (I
>> checked with customize taskbar, etc.).  It has just disappeared.
>>
>> Instead it has been replaced by a different icon with a yellow bar at
>> the bottom which when I hover over it tells me about my local
>> connection (which is unplugged) and my wireless connection (which is
>> connected). However when I right click on it, I do not get the
>> familiar "view available networks" or repair, etc.  Instead I get a
>> different blue option list that comes from "ConfigFree" the utility
>> that Toshiba puts on its notebooks.
>> How do I regain my old network icon with the familiar "view available
>> networks"? Rebooting did not solve the problem.
>>
>> Jeff
>
>