Reclick a link and XP will redial to obtain the link.<BR><BR>Since this one dropout in particular, my network connection icon no longer displays. In the Networks tab of Task Manager, I can see the ...

I think it happened when we put IE 6.0 on my mom's computer, but I could be wrong. The network connection icon has disappeared from the system tray, and I can't find the setting that puts it back.

The network connection icon in the taskbar provides an indication of where the problem lies. An improperly installed network adapter will prevent you from detecting the local area connection.