Re: configPPP redialing

Joni J Rathbun (jrathbun@ednet1.osl.or.gov)
Sat, 20 Jan 1996 23:36:28 EST

>Joni J Rathbun <jrathbun@ednet1.osl.or.gov> wrote:
>> I use FreePPP (ConfigPPP) for local dial-up access. It likes to dial
>> up on its own. Last night, for example, I had a successful logon,
>> worked online for awhile, then quit all of my net applications,
>> selected CLOSE on configPPP, put it away, and went to bed. When I
>> got up this morning, I discovered that it had started itself up
>> in the middle of the night and logged on.
>
>Do you use Hard Close or Soft Close? If you use soft close there is a
>possibility that your machine will redial. Mine has even done it when I
>shut down my computer.

FreePPP (newer version) does not have the hard close option. But
I disovered the solution was right there under my nose...Select
DISABLE AUTO RECONNECT ... and the problem goes away pronto...

Ack!

Thanks to all who wrote to help out!

Joni

Joni Rathbun
jrathbun@ednet1.osl.or.gov

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