I was just having a look at some previous posts to this group, and I
noticed that *noone* responded to the inquiry below.
It's been bugging the hell out of me for ages. Does *anyone* know how,
or why not??
Adam
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Adam Smith
> Sent: Sunday, 14 April 2002 8:39 PM
> To: NT 2000 Discussions
> Subject: Windows 2000 Network "Properties"
>
>
>
> 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.
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