FWIW - now that I have my OS2008 N800 runnig on WLAN and thru my Cingular cell system, a really nice applet would be something like ipconfig, which I cannot get to run on my 2008 OS.
I imagine an "overlay" icon screen that shows my connection type, plus status, byte info and IP....(wish I knew how to program.)
The reason I would like an app like this is because I want to be sure I am NOT on my $$ cellular data link if its not necessary (as opposed to my WLAN), and an in-your-face info screen would be nice.Thanks

Have you tried 'wifiInfo'?

from http://www.gronmayer.com/it/index.php

Edit: sorry, reading back you mail I see it will serve only half of your needs!!

thanks for Wifiinfo, its Ok, but it shows less info than Connection Manager, and is not an "overlay/applet" either.

If you want an applet with ip you can look at the one i ve make, which i still try to make it transparent. :

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ghlight=homeip

tried to load the app...got a log file - FAILED Package must have "Section:user/FOO" to be considered compatible error when trying to install python-hildondesktop and python2.5.
Ideas? Thanks.

install it with dpkg -i.

This has existed for a long time - it's a home applet called IPHome.
It's been available ever since OS2005 up to OS2007, for the 770 and the N800.
I always found it very useful, unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available for OS2008 yet...

If you're connected connected through your cell phone, the connected icon is different than the Wifi one on the status bar ...

Do I need to be superuser in root?
Do I store the python file in the apps folder?
What is the entire dpkg -i command?
Thanks

Well, Colin Mulliner must have heard me, because it's out now :-)

http://www.mulliner.org/nokia770/rep....5-1_armel.deb

HWL, if you like things simple, just install that and be done with it...