Re: Setting for connecting to the internet

Hi again Michael,

I've had SBC Yahoo for about 2 years now and I've always had to either
double click on the SBC Yahoo icon on my desktop or right click/connect. The
problem is is that when I first boot up, I can't get on the internet right
away as I was always able to do before SBC and I created a new connection.
About 6 - 8 weeks ago, I had my computer reformatted and I had to create a
new connection to SBC and I ran into the same problem. I just can't remember
which box I was told to either check or uncheck in order to be able to
connect immediately. It was just one simple setting change/one click of my
mouse. SBC is now trying to tell me that a minute wait is the norm when I
know it's not.

I also checked my firewall settings. I first unchecked the local area
connection and rebooted but I had to wait the minute in order to connect.
The next time, I re-checked the local area connection and unchecked the SBC
DSL connection and rebooted but I still had to wait the minute in order to
connect. The third time, I unchecked both of them, with the same results. I
then went into Internet Options and checked/unchecked boxes to see if doing
that would fix the problem, but it didn't. I added Internet Exeplorer and
MSN Explorer to my list of exceptions in order to "allow communications with
a program," but that didn't work either.

If anybody has other thoughts, I'd sure like to hear them.

Thanks again Michael . . . I appreciate you help . . . Denise

"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Ah, my instructions only apply to dial-up. See Jim Macklin's post in the
> thread and see if that helps.
>
> Also, as I recall from DSL, you have to click to connect. However, if you
> connect through a router, I don't think that's the case that might resolve
> the issue. For both DSL and Cable, you are actually always connected but
> with DSL, if you don't connect through a router, their setup usually
> requires you to go through a sort of gateway and click a connection icon.
>
> Something else that might cause the problem, check your firewall logs as the
> firewall may have a rule set that might be causing the pause.
>
>
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>
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>
> "denisedenise" <denisedenise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A2334B03-525A-4B0C-AD71-644FEB60C02A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > Thanks for replying. Even though I have SBC Yahoo DSL, I changed the
> > settings as you suggested, rebooted my computer but I still had the same
> > problem of having to wait over a minute to connect and to get into Netword
> > Connections in Control Panel. Hopefully a different setting change will
> > help. Any more ideas?
> >
> > Denise
> >
> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> It's been awhile since I've had a dial-up connection but I do recall this
> >> issue. I'm not positive but I believe this is the setting you need to
> >> check. Open Internet Explorer, go to Tools, select Internet Options, go
> >> to
> >> the Connections tab, with your dial-up ISP connection selected (I assume
> >> you
> >> were referring to a dial-up connection), click settings and make sure
> >> there
> >> is no check next to "Automatically detect settings." If it is checked,
> >> then
> >> maybe it's the other way around, remove the check and click ok, then,
> >> reboot
> >> the system and test the connection...sometimes these things don't "take"
> >> unless you reboot!:-)
> >>
> >> --
> >> In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol.
> >>
> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> Windows Shell/User
> >> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx
> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >>
> >>
> >> "denisedenise" <denisedenise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:F12B081D-D05B-4354-9161-994830F5DA53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >I recently had to create a new connection to the internet. Since then,
> >> >I
> >> > have to wait for over 1 minute before I can connect to the internet or
> >> > to
> >> > open "network connections" in control panel. I contacted my ISP and
> >> > was
> >> > told
> >> > that the setting is a Windows XP setting, not one in my ISP settings.
> >> > I
> >> > have
> >> > looked through all settings, including those that might be related,
> >> > such
> >> > as
> >> > "power options", "network connections", "phone and modem options",
> >> > "administrative tools, "internet options" and cannot find a check
> >> > box/setting
> >> > that can be changed so that I can again connect to the internet upon
> >> > booting
> >> > up my computer. Would someone tell me where this option is located?
> >> > Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
.

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