[Ham-Computers] RE: Any Of You Experience Auto Dial?

[Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal)]

>>> Jeff wrote: 
I'm going from memory, but if you go into your internet connection
properties, you should be able to tell it to ask you each time, as
opposed to dialing (connecting) automatically.

>>> My reply:
I concur.  In the "Connections" tab of the "Internet" control panel, you
can select if Windows should use dial-up if another network connection
isn't available.  If you tick the first option, "Never dial a
connection", then Windows should attempt to make a connection via
dial-up.

For reference, if either of the other two options are selected, then if
*ANY* program makes a network request, Windows will automatically use
dial-up to make a connection.  This surprises many people who don't know
that this option exists (and is set to dial by default if a dial-up
connection icon is created).

73,

  - Aaron, NN6O