I cannot Disconnect from the Internet(Dialup)

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Recently I moved back home to a dial up from a university computer network. And since...I cannot disconnect from my laptop with out shutting it down?! On the task bar, there are no flashing 'connecting' computers at all?! They were there when I was home to visit, and now, suddenly they are not>!
Can anyone help me how to place or where to find or what to do, to get these flashing computers back on my taskbar??!?
Thanks

 

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-----Original Message-----
Recently I moved back home to a dial up from a

university computer network. And since...I cannot
disconnect from my laptop with out shutting it down?! On
the task bar, there are no flashing 'connecting'
computers at all?! They were there when I was home to
visit, and now, suddenly they are not>!?

Can anyone help me how to place or where to find or what

to do, to get these flashing computers back on my
taskbar??!?!

Thanks
.
Go to control panel>network connections,right click on

the dialup connection and select properties check the box
that says "show icon in notification area when
connected".