On my old Acer laptop, there was an orange light in front that would blink at various rates when the wireless internet was being used. Now that I have a Lenovo W520, it does not have that light. It was really nice knowing when the internet was being accessed and relatively how fast.
Is there a simple program or something I can look at in Windows 7 that will blink or show me wireless activity (incoming/outgoing, transfer rate maybe...) either in the taskbar (preferred) or desktop?
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i personally use the DUMeter 30-day trial. THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PRODUCT. It is free for 30 days, so why not? (no clue on what trash it leaves on your system though, my trial isn't up yet)
i personally like it:
*i can see the current data rate and i can access totals for hour/day/week/month
*it shows in the taskbar and has separate ratings for downloads/uploads
no clue on its accuracy though. -
if you want something dead simple, network activity indicator fits the bill....
Network Activity Indicator for Windows 7 - IT Samples
Once installed, try right-clicking on the system tray icon, lots of stats/info available in there. -
I just login to my router via a favorite http://192.168.1.1 - a little cumbersome but comes in handy when issues arise. And w/verizon DSL they will
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You need simple gadgets.
Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor Gadget Review
or Network Monitor II Which I use sometimes. -
Thank you everyone!
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Most Wanted Windows Gadgets - Windows Vista and Windows 7 has a few good ones for Win 7, including a decent network monitor.
Wireless Activity Monitor?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by kuksul08, Aug 5, 2011.