What keeps causing this reoccurring problem?

Question

I dont know whats wrong with my network adapter but for some reason the icon in my taskbar for my network connection keeps changing. As you can see in the picture below the globe keeps disappearing and when i go to the settings it says im disconnected from the internet but im still able to go on the net. In fact it says it right now as i type this.

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Answer 1

You may have 2 network adapters installed , one works one is disabled....

Answer 2

It does not necessarily mean that you have 2 Network Adapters.  It can simply be that you are connected to a Router/Modem that needs to be configured for LAN.  Do you have a Router connected?