OK -- I'm sure many people have asked this previously, but I'm SO ANNOYED by such a simple thing that I can't find an answer for, I'm going to keep asking and asking until I find out.
How come, sometimes, you install Windows 2k/XP and enable the Network connection icon in the system tray. When you do that, sometimes it says gives a "Packets" count, and sometimes it gives a "Bytes" count. For example, my workstation box runs Windows XP and it displays sent/received bytes. It's got an Intel 21143-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Generic). My server running Windows 2000 has an Intel 8255xx-based PCI Ethernet Adapter (10/100). It displays "Packets" instead of bytes. I really don't want to know how many packets were sent, as packets can be of varied sizes and it's really not something I want to work out on the fly. I find a byte count much more visually appealing, and it's not like I REALLY use that counter for any REAL WORLD monitoring. But it's just so annoying. Is this because of the NIC's driver? Is it because Windows is annoying? How do you change it? Adam. ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
