Disconnecting from the internet

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Is there a way to set the internet connection to automatically disconnect if it is idle for a certain amount of time. My connection otherwise will stay connected for hours and hours without me knowing. I know I can manually disconnect, but when I forget it stays connected indefinitely. It didn't seem to do that on windows 98, I now have Windows XP Home Edition. Any help would be appreciated.
 
smithar said:
Is there a way to set the internet connection to automatically
disconnect if it is idle for a certain amount of time? My connection
otherwise will stay connected for hours and hours without me knowing.
I know I can manually disconnect, but when I forget it stays connected
indefinitely. It didn't seem to do that on windows 98, I now have
Windows XP Home Edition.
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Try Control Panel|INTERNET OPTIONS|CONNECTIONS tab|SETTINGS|ADVANCED
 
smithar said:
Is there a way to set the internet connection to automatically disconnect
Click to expand...
if it is idle for a certain amount of time. My connection otherwise will
stay connected for hours and hours without me knowing. I know I can
manually disconnect, but when I forget it stays connected indefinitely. It
didn't seem to do that on windows 98, I now have Windows XP Home Edition.
Any help would be appreciated.

There sure is, control panel : internet options : connections : settings,
then select the advanced tab of the dial up networking settings. There will
be a tick box you can select and choose a time for it to disconnect if you
are idle for a specified amount of time.
 
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