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Understanding the Status Bar (continued)

Channel	The wireless channel used by the network. If many wireless networks in your
	area use the same channel they can interfere with one another.
Throughput	Wireless throughput measured in Mega bits per second. To optimize throughput,
	connect to a network with a high-speed router or access point, and a high-speed
	Internet connection. See Chapter 3, “Wireless Network Performance”.
Signal strength	More dots indicates a stronger signal. Usually, you will experience higher
	throughput when the signal is strongest.
Find a Network	Click Find a Network to open the Connection Wizard.
Connection	Identifies the status of your network connection.
status	• Connected to Internet: Wireless Internet connection is OK.
	• Connected to Router: Wireless connection to the router is OK but the router
	is not connected to the Internet.
	• 169.254.x.x or ___.___.___.___ : The wireless connection to the router is OK
	but there is a problem with the router. See Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting”.

If you right-click in the System Tray icon, you can disable the Internet notification feature by clearing check mark on this line. If you do so, then only the IP address is shown.

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