Internet Connected globe icon missing   

Windows Vista
Connection to Internet is via wireless router

When connected to the internet, for the last six months I always used to get 
a small globe over the network icon in system tray. All of a sudden the globe 
is gone. The network icon status is 'access:local only'
In network and sharing centre my internet connection has a red cross
However I AM connected to the internet
So far this is just an inconvenience and I'm not aware that this has 
affected anything else or stopped anything from running. Microsoft auto 
update ran normally!
Does anyone have any idea where the globe goes and how I can get it back? 
Why would vista think I'm not connected to the internet when I actually am? 
I have two computers, diferent wireless cards, both running vista, both 
connected to the same wireless router, and both with exactly the same 
problem, but the problem did not appear at the same time!

date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:06:01 -0700   author:   TimC

Re: Internet Connected globe icon missing   

Seeing a similar issue -- happens at random but the globe icon
disappears and network center shows an X through the internet connection
despite the fact that Internet is working fine.


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Sender

date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:01:34 -0500   author:   Sender

Re: Internet Connected globe icon missing   

I have had the same issue for the past 3 weeks. Spent days researching
and trying to finda solution, no luck yet. Changed WiFi Adapter, changed
router, changed router settings, changed WiFi settings and have done
everything humanly possible (I think!) but still no luck. Of coure, no
help from Microsoft as of yet! The globle shows up normally when I
reboot but then disappears when it feels like it. This happens when
browsing the internet and I can find nothing that triggers it.

I GIVE UP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION!


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date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:18:12 +0100   author:   TheBoozer

Re: Internet Connected globe icon missing   

I,ve been through the same problem but it,s over now . I downloaded msn
messenger beta and right after the first sign in the globe appeared
again . the connection speed has even become higher but all that
disappears if i sign out from the msn messenger .
i,m using adsl connection cable and running windows vista ultimate 32
bit .

i hope this info is useful somehow ,,,,, try it and you,ll see the
difference
bye bye...


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date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:29:22 +0530   author:   thesailor13