To view the status of a shared Internet connection

Open Network Connections.
Right-click the icon for the shared Internet connection, and then click Status.
Notes

To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
If the Show icon in notification area when connected check box is selected for the shared Internet connection, you can click the icon for the shared Internet connection to open its status window.
If Windows Firewall is enabled, UPnP framework must be selected on the Exceptions tab in Windows Firewall for Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control to work.