The dudes over at AnalogX have come up with a really great utility that monitors your connection speed, as well as how much information your computer can actually send and receive. This TCP/IP protocol monitor pings and monitors speed and routes through dial-ups, dsl, cable and LANS! It even monitors your CPU usage! It's called NetStat Live and is available for free download here. If you'd like to see what the control panel looks like check out this screenshot!