How to confirm the connectivity status of the Network and the Internet in Windows Vista?

The following contents can confirm the connectivity status of the Network and the Internet.
  

In the Network Sharing Center of Control Panel, you can confirm the connectivity status of the Network and the Internet, and the network can be clearly displayed.

Furthermore, connectivity problems with Network and the Internet can be solved.
Please refer to the following projects to get details. 
[Windows Vista]How to diagnose problems of network.

In the pictures of the Network and Sharing Center, please refer to the following to confirm the connectivity status of the Network and the Internet.

1.Click the Start button, click Control Panel.

2.Click Network and Internet in the Control Panel.

3.Click Network and Sharing Center.

4.Displaying the picture of Network and Sharing Center
View the recent connectivity status and sharing status.
* the following is an example picture
 
If PC is not connected to the Internet on a network, you can confirm that the connection has been broken. 
At the same time, you can solve connectivity problems with the network.
Please refer to the following contents.
[Windows Vista]How to diagnose problems of network.

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6.Click View full map

7.Displaying the Network map.
It can easily confirm the connectivity status of the Network and the Internet.

In the following contents, click the Customize button in the Network and Sharing Center to set Network to be a Private Network.
When the network location type is Public, the full map will not be displayed.
Furthermore, different screens will be displayed according to different situations.