Hi Jake, > thats exactly it! i changed that preference a few days ago as i assumed > it worked in the same way it did in os 9, e.g. when a url or email check > was requested rather than when a internet app was started up.
I don't think the problem is that the OS X setting works so differently from the way it does in OS 9, but rather that OS X is constructed more along the idea that the network is always present. Hence there are more 'automatic' TCP/IP calls likely. Simply _launching_ an Internet application shouldn't trigger dial-up; but if your browser, for instance, is set up to always open a home page when launched, a TCP/IP call will automatically be made. This is true for _either_ flavor of the OS. But as I said, OS X seems more likely to make TCP/IP calls as part of its routine. The function that most often is the culprit after booting is the call to the network time server. If you disable the automatic call to the time server, your problem will probably disappear. But there may be other occasions where the system makes unexpected TCP/IP calls as well; for example, applications such as iTunes are also set up to occasionally make use of the Internet. So rather than always having to cancel an unexpected and unnecessary dial-up session, it may be preferable simply to deactivate the option that allows applications to connect automatically. At any rate, hope this has been some help -- Best of luck! John -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
