If you are on a dialup connection,
Windows should connect to the internet automatically whenever ChoiceMail
One needs to check mail. This works as expected on Windows 9x/ME systems.
However, if you are running Windows 2000 or XP, you may find that the OS does
not connect to the internet automatically. Apparently this change was
made by Microsoft.
Fortunately, it is possible to fix this problem. We found the answer
in the
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general newsgroup via a Google search
and you can read
it directly here.
Since we do not know whether this information
will remain in that newsgroup permanently, we are republishing it below on
the assumption that it is a fair use of the information. We thank Mr. Fred
Sepanek whose name is associated with the answer below.
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Enable autodial in NT/XP...
On Windows 95/98/ME, wetting the connection in Internet Explorer (or
from the Internet Icon of the Control Panel) causes a connection when
a
program attempts to connect to the Internet. In Windows 2000/NT/XP,
those settings only apply to IE/Outlook etc.(windows programs). Re-set
that to 'Never dial a connection'. Then:
Start|Settings|Control Panel
Double Click 'Administrative Tools'
Double Click 'Services'
Double Click 'Remote Access Auto Connection Manager'
In the Startup type: pull down menu, select 'Automatic'
Click the Start button.
Start|Settings|Network and Dial-up Connections
Ensure that there is a dialer or create one if there isn't
Select the Dialer
Click the 'Advanced' pull down menu
Select 'Dial-up Preferences...'
Under the Autodial Tab, enable the 'Enable autodial by location' checkbox
[optionally]...
Start|Settings|Network and Dial-Up Connections
Click the 'Advanced' pull down menu
Select 'Advanced Settings...'
Under the Adapters and Bindings tab, in the Connections: window, choose
the order for DNS to use (LAN or dialup adapter)
Also...
Generally, if a connection can be established on the LAN, the system
does not try to establish a dial up connection.
From the dial up window, choose the Advanced pull down menu, then
select Advanced settings. From there you can select the order of
connections to try. Setting dial up first should allow connection by
dialup ...
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