Why doesn't windows allow me to disconnect from a network?

Every now and then I make a trip to a friend's house and stay for a week or
so. He lives with his brother and daughter, and all three have computer on a
home network. When I go up there I hook my computer into the network.

However, when I come home I am no longer on a network. Yet when I start up
or reboot my computer the system takes 5 or more minutes before it logs into
my DSL. And any program that access the web is unusable for that time period.

I am assuming that the reason it is taking so long is that my system is
attempting to look for my friend's network. Part of the reason I think this
is cause when I reconnect to his network there is no delay at all. Only when
I am at home is there any problem.

I have tried all that I can think of to fix this problem, but nothing has
worked so far. I am getting really frustrated with this. It's typical
Microsoft mentallity that thinks that everyone is connected to a network at
all times. And that no one would have a reason not to be connected to a
network. Thus no reason to have a simple "I am no longer on a network, please
don't look for one" option.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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