Re: dialup window comes up when on a LAN?

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

In news:%23kG%23nLQcFHA.3840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
DotCom <No@xxxxxxxxxx> did some thinking and came up with these words:
> Hello,
> I am trying to help a friend who is on DSL "Always On" connection
> through a LAN.
> When she opens her IE instead of just automatically connecting and
> getting on the net like it always did, it now brings up a dial-up
> windows and says she
> is working off line and would like to go online. She closes that
> window and it says that she is off line and the same dial up window
> comes up and won't let her connect as usual. What is causing this?
> TIA
> dot

Open Internet Explorer - Tools - Internet Options - Connections - place a
check in "Never Dial" and this should fix the issue. A good thorough scan
of her system for Viruses might as well be in order.

--
Ron Bogart {} ô¿ô¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Lovin life on Mercer Island 8^)
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
In memory of a true friend, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: ssh, firewall, port forwarding
    ... > interfaces. ... window and try "ssh keve@external_ip.of.dsl.modem" in another window. ... The ssh window immediately replied "Connection refused." ... my friend states that it does. ...
    (comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc)
  • Re: please help. I cannot connect to my outlook express 6
    ... Right click in the command window and choose Select All, ... Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: ... If the router is off and you start OE, does OE send and receive email? ... Settings in Outlook Express at Tools>Accts>Mail> ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: OT: Computer help!!
    ... IE, Firefox etc. without problems. ... When I lose the connection, I get a network icon in the system ... I've swapped cables with the one on my other machine. ... window and launched it without problems. ...
    (alt.guitar)
  • Re: Is this an easy fix or complicated one?
    ... In memory of our dear friend, ... >> power outage, it might damage your system beyond repair. ... >> connection active, perhaps sending out information beyond what is normal, ... >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Abnormally dropped sessions & running programs
    ... by clicking on the close window button or killing it through Task ... TCP/IP connection to the server via a virtual workstation ... terminate the interactive process is via SIGNOFF or ENDJOB at the ... This java program is trivial and does not represent one of our typical ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc)