Default dial-up connection not sticking

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Joe McArthur

I have a strange problem, which began very recently. I don't know if the
problem lies in the browser or the OS, hence the double NG posting. I
noticed that my dial-up connection box was not longer automatically popping
up when a connection was needed, so I went in to Control Panel->Internet
Options->Connections to check things out. I discovered that my default
connection setting was in fact no longer set to the default. So I promptly
reset it. However, nothing changed. Eventually I got around to bringing
up the connections settings via the Browser (i.e. Tools->Internet Options->
Connections), even though I'd always assumed they were identical. Much to
my surprise, they were/are not. The default dial-up connection setting,
under the browser, showed no connection setting as being the Default,
whereas, under the Control Panel it showed the one I had previously set as
being the Default. Furthermore, no matter how many times I tried, setting
a Default connection under the browser, it would not stick (i.e. I go back
in there and it is no longer set). Eventually I tried rebooting the
system, which solved the problem, but only temporarily. It is now
misbehaving again, the way that I described. Any ideas? TIA.

Joe
 
Joe,

Sometime this the fault of an ISP. You might check with
them. I've had it happen on several different occasions.


good computing,
don
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message I have a strange problem, which began very recently. I
don't know if the
problem lies in the browser or the OS, hence the double NG
posting. I
noticed that my dial-up connection box was not longer
automatically popping
up when a connection was needed, so I went in to Control
Panel->Internet
Options->Connections to check things out. I discovered that
my default
connection setting was in fact no longer set to the default.
So I promptly
reset it. However, nothing changed. Eventually I got
around to bringing
up the connections settings via the Browser (i.e.
Tools->Internet Options->
Connections), even though I'd always assumed they were
identical. Much to
my surprise, they were/are not. The default dial-up
connection setting,
under the browser, showed no connection setting as being the
Default,
whereas, under the Control Panel it showed the one I had
previously set as
being the Default. Furthermore, no matter how many times I
tried, setting
a Default connection under the browser, it would not stick
(i.e. I go back
in there and it is no longer set). Eventually I tried
rebooting the
system, which solved the problem, but only temporarily. It
is now
misbehaving again, the way that I described. Any ideas?
TIA.

Joe
 
Joe McArthur said:
I have a strange problem, which began very recently. I don't know if
the problem lies in the browser or the OS, hence the double NG
posting. I noticed that my dial-up connection box was not longer
automatically popping up when a connection was needed, so I went in
to Control Panel->Internet Options->Connections to check things out.
I discovered that my default connection setting was in fact no longer
set to the default. So I promptly reset it. However, nothing
changed. Eventually I got around to bringing up the connections
settings via the Browser (i.e. Tools->Internet Options->
Connections), even though I'd always assumed they were identical.
Much to my surprise, they were/are not. The default dial-up
connection setting, under the browser, showed no connection setting
as being the Default, whereas, under the Control Panel it showed the
one I had previously set as being the Default. Furthermore, no
matter how many times I tried, setting a Default connection under the
browser, it would not stick (i.e. I go back in there and it is no
longer set). Eventually I tried rebooting the system, which solved
the problem, but only temporarily. It is now misbehaving again, the
way that I described. Any ideas? TIA.

Joe
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See if anything here helps:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#connection_change
 
Joe,

Sometime this the fault of an ISP. You might check with
them. I've had it happen on several different occasions.
Click to expand...

I appreciate the input but can't imagine how my ISP could have anything to
do with this problem. Can you be more specific as to how you determined
that your ISP was responsible for the change in default dial-up connection
setting on your system. Did your ISP actually accept responsibility,
explain how it happened, and make a change that corrected your problem?

Joe
 
See if anything here helps:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#connection_change
Click to expand...

The problem I am having does not entail my dialup settings changing from
'never dial' to 'always dial' or 'always dial' to 'never dial. Is there
any way of intecepting or otherwise detecting a third party program trying
to reset my dial up connection, without going through a trial and error
process with all internet related programs? Must I install and run both
AdAware and Spybot, or is either one sufficient? Also, what is a "ISP
supplied connectoid"? If I created and setup my own connectoid, for
connecting to my ISP, then is this issue not of any concern to me? Thanks.

Joe
 
I was referencing two emails or posts going through.

don
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message @twister.austin.rr.com:
Joe,

Sometime this the fault of an ISP. You might check with
them. I've had it happen on several different occasions.
Click to expand...

I appreciate the input but can't imagine how my ISP could
have anything to
do with this problem. Can you be more specific as to how
you determined
that your ISP was responsible for the change in default
dial-up connection
setting on your system. Did your ISP actually accept
responsibility,
explain how it happened, and make a change that corrected
your problem?

Joe
 
Joe McArthur said:
The problem I am having does not entail my dialup settings changing
from 'never dial' to 'always dial' or 'always dial' to 'never dial.
Is there any way of intecepting or otherwise detecting a third party
program trying to reset my dial up connection, without going through
a trial and error process with all internet related programs? Must I
install and run both AdAware and Spybot, or is either one sufficient?
Also, what is a "ISP supplied connectoid"? If I created and setup my
own connectoid, for connecting to my ISP, then is this issue not of
any concern to me? Thanks.

Joe
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They will detect some of the many things, but each will detect some things
the other won't.
They both need to be updated, even when just downloaded.
 
You've lost me. I don't understand what you just said. Can you
elaborate a little? Thanks.

Joe
 
[snip]
Is there any way of intecepting or otherwise detecting a third party
program trying to reset my dial up connection,
Click to expand...

I was thinking further on this and was wondering how likely it is that a
third party program is to blame. First off, is it possible for such a
program to detect my changes to the dial-up connection settings,
immediately as it occurs? Second, assuming the answer to the former
question is affirmative, why would rebooting make any difference at all?

Joe
 
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