Monitor a connection

To monitor activity for the current session, right-click the connection you want to monitor, and then click Status.
To automatically enable the status monitor each time the connection is active, right-click the connection, click Properties, and then select the Show icon in taskbar when connected check box.

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To open Network and Dial-up Connections, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial-up Connections.
If your computer is set up to accept incoming connections, a connection with a user name assigned to it appears in the Network and Dial-up Connections folder as each user connects. You can view the progress of incoming connections by right-clicking a named connection, and then clicking Status.
You can also monitor a connection by clicking Status on the File menu or by clicking the status icon in the taskbar.
If you want to view the general status (Disconnected, Connected) of all of your connections, on the View menu, click Details.
You also can disconnect an active connection by clicking Disconnect in the Status dialog box.
By default, the status monitor is disabled for local area connections, but enabled for all other types of connections.