David, I use a dialer utility called "Forever Connected" which has served me well for many years. It is a freebie and you can find it here:
http://hcidesign.com/foreverconnected/download.html It dials my ISP and if for some reason the connection is dropped, it automatically redials. I used it for Win95 and now with Win98SE. I believe it works with all the Windows. Roger ======================================================= If you lend someone $20, and never see them again, it was probably worth it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Grossman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 12:06 PM Subject: David's Dying Dialup (was Re: PCWorks: re: Dying Dialup) > I didn't visit my computer for a day, and my original message moved on to a > different thread. I'd like to return to my question. To avoid confusion, > I've changed the Subject: line on my own thread. > > I have a regular 56K dial-up modem, not DSL. Speeds range from around 34K to > around 46K. It's used mostly for e-mail, so I am not bothered by the > relatively slow connection speed. > > My original message is listed at the bottom of this query and response. One > more note that I should add: When the dialer stops working (although I am > still on-line), the modem itself seems to continue doing its job. However, a > double click on the double-computer icon on the system tray by the clock, or > on the dialup shortcut on the desktop, results in a very brief flash of the > usual dial-up dialogue box. It has no effect. Rebooting seems to work - > until the next time. > > Please re-read my own message below when responding, so that my own issue > will not be confused with other recent issues on PCWorks. > > Thank you for your help. > > David Grossman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BubblyBabs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:22 PM > Subject: PCWorks: re: Dying Dialup > > > > Do you have DSL or a regular dial-up modem? > > My DSL account kept doing what you describe until I went to the website > and read that I had to change the way I logged on... Once I > > fixed that everything went OK... > > Babs > > > > PS. resent because I didn't know to remove the footer! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Grossman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 8:07 PM > > Subject: PCWorks: Dying Dialup > > > > > > > My computer is an XP 2.4 GHz with 512MB RAM. It is about a year old. > > > > > > After working on the Internet for some time - sometimes even less than > an > > > hour - strange things happen with my dialup connection. I can no longer > use > > > the Internet or send/receive e-mail (I use OE6). The Network Connections > > > icon (showing two computers that are connected) still shows that I am > > > on-line. > > > > > > If I restart the computer, everything is fine - until it happens again. > I > > > may have to end some other > > > tasks with the Task Manager, but not always. There is no consistent > pattern > > > about what tasks have to be ended, and I can see nothing consistent > about > > > what would trigger the dialer failure. I've checked for viruses. > > > > > > I suspect a memory problem - it may be refusing to release the memory > after > > > using it. However, this problem does not occur when using other > programs, > > > such as Office. > > > > > > What could be causing the problem? > > > > > > David Grossman ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
