mine is doing the same thing. i've also notices that it affects sound on my
computer as in with windows live messenger. essentially i just randomally
lose sound on different programs when i get the unknown server issue you
explained

"Jenny" wrote:
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> I have a minor issue and I can't seem to find any other cases quite like it:
> I'm using Vista on a new machine, and I have internet access. However, the
> network notification icon in the taskbar indicates I am not connected.
> Rolling over the icon, I get "Connection Status: unknown" and something about
> the server connection failing. Right-clicking on the icon gets a sluggish
> response, sometimes no hightlight on the menu that opens up. Even if I can
> get it to respond, it takes forever to bring up Network and Sharing Center
> window. Usually Network and Sharing Center will just crash, and that is what
> really bothers me, if I were to have a networking problem, I couldn't do
> anything about it. I wish I knew how to make it function properly--not even
> restoring factory settings on the machine (wiping the harddrive, etc.) helps.
> I did so two days ago, and today it reoccurred.[/color]