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Re: Network cards, packets or bytes?

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From: Michael
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:14
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oooo, but I just love the little box with the flashing lights... and it was
sort of a challenge to get it to display bytes because my flat mates shows
bytes....  Anywayz, I guess I'll soldier on trying to find an answer...
anyone? help   : )

Michael


"Halfton" <halfton@pickup.com> wrote in message
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> a hah, windows 2000 link icon in tool tray is what your talking about !
>     My preference is to double click it, click on Properties and Uncheck
the
> show Icon box, I never did trust the M$ DUN icon either  :-)
>
> HTH
> Joe
>
> "Michael" <flatbmx1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3b16b98a@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > Thanks for the link, I'm giving it a go now, but I'm more interested in
> > being able to see bytes instead of packets in the windows network status
> > area.  The main aim is to not have to use any seperate programs to
monitor
> > this as I am familier with using a dial up modem to connect to the net,
it
> > would seem logical to look at lan traffic the same way.
> > Regards, Michael
> > "Halfton" <halfton@pickup.com> wrote in message
> > news:IvrR6.583$2G.104612@paloalto-snr1.gtei.net...
> > > if you just want to monitor traffic in/out of your machine by bit's or
> > > byte's, try this
> > > http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.htm
> > > its small and free :-)
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > "Michael" <flatbmx1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3b15b5fa@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > > > Is there a way to change whether your network card displays packets
or
> > > bytes
> > > > when you look at it's properties/status?  My flatmate has some sort
of
> > > > d-link card that has always displayed in bytes ever since he got it,
I
> > > have
> > > > run a few different network cards (including a different d-link one)
> and
> > > am
> > > > currently running an Intel PRO/100+ PCI Adapter that currently
> displays
> > > all
> > > > network trafic in packets, which isn't very useful to me.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know how to change this? and make it display bytes?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > Sincerly, Michael
> > > >
> > > > PS sorry for the cross posting
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Michael" <flatbmx1@hotmail.com>
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