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Access oddity - right newsgroup?
I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities
going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. Thanks for any help. -- JimL |
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Access oddity - right newsgroup?
JimL wrote:
I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. The very first thing to do is scan for viruses/malware. Be thorough and do not skip the prep work: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware This may solve the issue entirely. The "never dial a connection" can be found in Control PanelInternet PropertiesConnection. You will see where you can set "never dial a connection". Do so but don't neglect to scan for malware anyway. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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JimL wrote:
I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. The very first thing to do is scan for viruses/malware. Be thorough and do not skip the prep work: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware This may solve the issue entirely. The "never dial a connection" can be found in Control PanelInternet PropertiesConnection. You will see where you can set "never dial a connection". Do so but don't neglect to scan for malware anyway. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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JimL wrote:
I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. Thanks for any help. In IE Tools Internet Options [or Control Panel Internet Options] Click "Connection" tab and select "Never dial a connection" then OK. -- Lem -- MS-MVP Apollo 11 - 40 years ago this month: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html |
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JimL wrote:
I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. Thanks for any help. In IE Tools Internet Options [or Control Panel Internet Options] Click "Connection" tab and select "Never dial a connection" then OK. -- Lem -- MS-MVP Apollo 11 - 40 years ago this month: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html |
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"Malke" wrote in message
... JimL wrote: I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. The very first thing to do is scan for viruses/malware. Be thorough and do not skip the prep work: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware This may solve the issue entirely. The "never dial a connection" can be found in Control PanelInternet PropertiesConnection. You will see where you can set "never dial a connection". Do so but don't neglect to scan for malware anyway. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Thanks. Maybe the Never Dial setting will help. My mind is like a sieve nowadays, but apparently the virus check idea is a big chunk! I've run 2 or 3 deep scans a day since this started and I'm going to download one or two more free anti-malware programs. The question is whether I can install them without all their tenacles. When even two of them start checking system stuff out at the same time it can be a disaster. If I can install at least one with ONLY the malware scans I will. Things like application guards, web site checkers, etc., are verboten in multiples. Thanks -- JimL |
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"Malke" wrote in message
... JimL wrote: I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. The very first thing to do is scan for viruses/malware. Be thorough and do not skip the prep work: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware This may solve the issue entirely. The "never dial a connection" can be found in Control PanelInternet PropertiesConnection. You will see where you can set "never dial a connection". Do so but don't neglect to scan for malware anyway. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Thanks. Maybe the Never Dial setting will help. My mind is like a sieve nowadays, but apparently the virus check idea is a big chunk! I've run 2 or 3 deep scans a day since this started and I'm going to download one or two more free anti-malware programs. The question is whether I can install them without all their tenacles. When even two of them start checking system stuff out at the same time it can be a disaster. If I can install at least one with ONLY the malware scans I will. Things like application guards, web site checkers, etc., are verboten in multiples. Thanks -- JimL |
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"Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message
... JimL wrote: I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. Thanks for any help. In IE Tools Internet Options [or Control Panel Internet Options] Click "Connection" tab and select "Never dial a connection" then OK. Thanks. I haven't _yet_ had any random dialouts since I checked that. I'm still very curious what on earth could be doing the call. Altho I've battled automatic internet connecting since the day I installed XP Pro. Thanks -- JimL |
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"Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message
... JimL wrote: I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. Thanks for any help. In IE Tools Internet Options [or Control Panel Internet Options] Click "Connection" tab and select "Never dial a connection" then OK. Thanks. I haven't _yet_ had any random dialouts since I checked that. I'm still very curious what on earth could be doing the call. Altho I've battled automatic internet connecting since the day I installed XP Pro. Thanks -- JimL |
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JimL wrote:
Thanks. Maybe the Never Dial setting will help. My mind is like a sieve nowadays, but apparently the virus check idea is a big chunk! I've run 2 or 3 deep scans a day since this started and I'm going to download one or two more free anti-malware programs. The question is whether I can install them without all their tenacles. When even two of them start checking system stuff out at the same time it can be a disaster. If I can install at least one with ONLY the malware scans I will. Things like application guards, web site checkers, etc., are verboten in multiples. This short article I wrote for my clients will help you. Right-click on the link and choose "Save Link As". http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...h_Security.pdf Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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JimL wrote:
Thanks. Maybe the Never Dial setting will help. My mind is like a sieve nowadays, but apparently the virus check idea is a big chunk! I've run 2 or 3 deep scans a day since this started and I'm going to download one or two more free anti-malware programs. The question is whether I can install them without all their tenacles. When even two of them start checking system stuff out at the same time it can be a disaster. If I can install at least one with ONLY the malware scans I will. Things like application guards, web site checkers, etc., are verboten in multiples. This short article I wrote for my clients will help you. Right-click on the link and choose "Save Link As". http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...h_Security.pdf Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Some application you have running is set to automatically dial a connection,
it will do this even if you have an active broadband connection, do as Lem said and set to never dial, then unplug the phone cord from the wall. -- ------ "JimL" wrote in message ... I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. Thanks for any help. -- JimL |
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Access oddity - right newsgroup?
Some application you have running is set to automatically dial a connection,
it will do this even if you have an active broadband connection, do as Lem said and set to never dial, then unplug the phone cord from the wall. -- ------ "JimL" wrote in message ... I just got a cable ISP (Comcast) a few days ago, and find some weirdities going on. After solving some of them I have a real puzzler. I can be going along just fine, surfing the internet, reading a newsgroup, checking email - when out of nowhere my dial-up will dial up! Not having all the bugs out nor the email all set, I haven't stopped dial-up yet. But I'd really like to find out what keeps dialing the land line. I seem to be able to run on both at once - sort of. I found my anti-virus program was updating awful slowly. I looked at the sys tray and had a phone connection running?! Same with something on my browser. It got slow and I found the dial-up connected. I don't even know where to look or for what. Altho I seem to recall some place seeing a Never Dial setting. Haven't found where. Thanks for any help. -- JimL |
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"Malke" wrote in message
... This short article I wrote for my clients will help you. Right-click on the link and choose "Save Link As". Well, I don't think I know a lot about computer security, but it looks like a good article to me. I have all the updates you mentioned. I keep one anti-malware suite updated every day, although not the one you recommend. I also found that I could install Avira's virus-scan-only (no shields or guards) and I occasionally scan with that as a secondary check (and I update it before I use it). It hasn't found anything that the other missed so far. (Secondaries _often_ found stuff that AVG missed back in the days.) I also found that ZoneAlarm intercepts more hack attempts than windows firewall. I DO NOT run them both at the same time. I do try to follow the KISS principle. (That includes getting rid of as many as possible of the dirty diapers both windows and windows programs usually leave piled around.) Thanks -- JimL |
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"Malke" wrote in message
... This short article I wrote for my clients will help you. Right-click on the link and choose "Save Link As". Well, I don't think I know a lot about computer security, but it looks like a good article to me. I have all the updates you mentioned. I keep one anti-malware suite updated every day, although not the one you recommend. I also found that I could install Avira's virus-scan-only (no shields or guards) and I occasionally scan with that as a secondary check (and I update it before I use it). It hasn't found anything that the other missed so far. (Secondaries _often_ found stuff that AVG missed back in the days.) I also found that ZoneAlarm intercepts more hack attempts than windows firewall. I DO NOT run them both at the same time. I do try to follow the KISS principle. (That includes getting rid of as many as possible of the dirty diapers both windows and windows programs usually leave piled around.) Thanks -- JimL |
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