Wierd taskbar icon ... what does it mean?

I got this icon that just says "acquring network address" all the time. Thing is, I access my network just fine. It makes no sense whatsoever. Is this something that XP SP 2 has done?

 

Have you just recently installed SP2?

Because yes, I think it is from that

The MS website says about it...

• Acquiring network address

An IP address configuration is being obtained using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

 

how do u capture a screen image like the one u posted? i see em all the time & never knew how to do it! thx...

 

They may have just hit the 'Print Screen' button on their keyboard