Hi Raymo,
I use this neat free app for checking if/when my connection goes down...
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http://www.beckergames.com/
Look for "Internet Connection Notification" on the LHS.
&, I use an older version of "Netmeter" for doing all the monitoring functions...
I have a copy of the .exe in my mediafire site, if required.
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/j62n7a...6/NetMeter.exe
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But, they changed/removed some of the functions in the newer version...
Now called "NetMeter Evo 2.0.0"
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http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/
There's also this one...
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http://codebox.org.uk/pages/bitmeteros
&, another...
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https://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/