ICS Icon May Take Up to 15 Minutes to Update Number of Connections

ID: Q230355

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Double-clicking the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) icon on the taskbar displays the number of computers connected to the ICS host. It can take up to 15 minutes before the correct number of connections is displayed.


CAUSE

ICS holds Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports open for a client for up to 10 minutes after the activity on that port has stopped. When a port is open for a client, ICS counts the port as a connected client. The count of connected computers is updated after the port is closed.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: systray system tray 


Keywords          : kbtool kbfaq win98se 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 14, 1999