[RESOLVED] Doe's anyone know how to disable auto disconnect in win/95

[BIG JOHN]

Hi everyone, is there a way to disable auto disconnect in win/95, when my puter sit's idle for 10 or 15 minutes it auto disconnects from internet, this is a problem for me as my isp is having problems & it sometimes takes up to 100 attempts to get on line. Please help, thanks in advance Big John

[TucAz]

Big John,
Go to the Control Panel|Modem and select Properties|Connection tab and take the checkmark off the box that states "Disconnect a call if idle for more than"

Also while in the Control Panel, click the Internet applet and select Connection and under "Connect using a modem" click on Settings and also take the checkmark off there...

[shotsi]

My local ISP will disconnect me if there is no exchange (upload or download) of data for 30 minutes. Have tested this many times. Verified by someone I know who works there. Common practice, I guess. Keeps people from connecting then letting connection sit idle for hours at a time. Probably not such a bad idea, considering the growth of web users and the difficulties of ISP's to keep up. I just read that AOL adds 25,000 modems per month just trying to keep up. Amazing!

shotsi

[Rob Cee]

Shotsi's right.

Most Isp's have a set time that will disconnect an idle user. The way I avoid disconnection is to either leave my mail app open, which checks for mail every 15 minutes, or run AOL Instant Messenger, which surveys it's network periodically.

Happy Holidays,
Rob