<div align="justify"><p><b>Network Indicators</b> </p><p>On a PC with a modem, you can see the little flashing computers in the System Tray, that show you that there is some data flowing. Now, in Windows 2000, you can see the same indicator for your local network. Right-click on 'My Network Places', click on the 'Local Area Connection' and then the 'Properties' button. At the bottom of the Properties window, you will see the 'Show Icon in taskbar' when connected option.</p><p> Enable this and you will see the indicator. </p><p><img src="http://www.hashdot.com/lan.jpg" width="510" height="317" border="0" alt="" /> </p><p></p><p><b>Not through the Maze</b> </p><p>If you are working on a large LAN, then getting into a shared network resource or folder, could mean making your way through the Network Neighbourhood, and the various workgroups. The entire list of computers across the network could take quite a while to show up. Instead, you can access a computer directly, by typing \\computer_name. You can also go to the Start > Run menu and type \\computer_name to access the computer. This is called the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) style network name. </p><p><img src="http://www.hashdot.com/lan2.jpg" width="510" height="610" border="0" alt="" /> </p></div>