If you have a wireless network card, and use ndiswrapper as your driver, this tool is for you! NdisMonitor displays all the information that ndiswrapper stores about your card and your connection to the internet. This tool also has the ability to reset your connection if it ever fails, if you choose to use it.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndismonitor/
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