IE keeps switching connection to "Never dial"

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FACE - 22 Mar 2005 00:44 GMT

Under IE>Tools>Connections, the setting of "Always Dial my default
connection" keeps changing to "Never dial....".

This happens several times a day.

Any ideas why?

FACE

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dadiOH - 22 Mar 2005 15:02 GMT

> Under IE>Tools>Connections, the setting of "Always Dial my default
> connection" keeps changing to "Never dial....".
>
> This happens several times a day.
>
> Any ideas why?

No, but unless you have more than one DUN don't worry about it. It will
dial the correct one whenever you start a program that needs a
connection.

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FACE - 24 Mar 2005 03:15 GMT

>> Under IE>Tools>Connections, the setting of "Always Dial my default
>> connection" keeps changing to "Never dial....".
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>dial the correct one whenever you start a program that needs a
>connection.

Settings: IE>Tools>Internet Options>Connections

Only one DUN. It does not call the dialer at all when set to "never dial"
(try it)

It will not hold the "always dial" setting

Thanks for the response Dadio.

Anyone have an idea of why it will not hold settings?

FACE

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dadiOH - 24 Mar 2005 12:58 GMT

>>> Under IE>Tools>Connections, the setting of "Always Dial my default
>>> connection" keeps changing to "Never dial....".
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> Only one DUN. It does not call the dialer at all when set to "never
> dial" (try it)

I did. For years.

Are you saying that you can't click on an URL/IE icon/Favorite/etc and
have the connection applet pop up and connect when set to "never dial"?
Best I can tell you is, it should. If it doesn't, that coupled with the
fact that it won't stay ticked where you ticked it would indicate the
need of a repair (browse to DUN with Explorer and check the settings -
of DUN, not the connectoid - first). Perhaps to IE via Add/remove
programs. Maybe even dump DUN via add/remove-windows setup, shut down,
reboot and add it back (save the info needed to make a new connectoid
beforehand).

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FACE - 24 Mar 2005 14:10 GMT

>>>> Under IE>Tools>Connections, the setting of "Always Dial my default
>>>> connection" keeps changing to "Never dial....".
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
>have the connection applet pop up and connect when set to "never dial"?
>Best I can tell you is, it should.

Yes. I am saying that, and yes an overt call (by me) to the connect applet
will dial the ISP. I have it set to a shortcut on my desktop. What does
not occur is if, for example, if i am not connected and I bump up IE and try
a page and it is then that the program will not call the dialer (as with
"always dial"...) but goes to a "Page not found" situation instead.
(Actually, IE usually informs me that I am working offline)

> If it doesn't, that coupled with the
>fact that it won't stay ticked where you ticked it would indicate the
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>reboot and add it back (save the info needed to make a new connectoid
>beforehand).

OK. I am leaning towards what Jeff said. Using Spywareguard,
SpywareBlaster, AVG 7.0, Spybot S&D, and AdAware.
I just went through DUN, modems and Internet options and everything looks
OK. Will System search later for my ISP location and see if it occurs in
anybody's local 'blacklist'.

FACE

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Jeff Richards - 22 Mar 2005 23:34 GMT

Perhaps you have some security software installed that is trying to protect
you from the dialling daemons, despite your effort to defeat it.

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MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> Under IE>Tools>Connections, the setting of "Always Dial my default
> connection" keeps changing to "Never dial....".
>
> This happens several times a day.
>
> Any ideas why?

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FACE - 24 Mar 2005 03:18 GMT

Good idea Jeff, it did start happening after I got serious with security.
-- FACE

>Perhaps you have some security software installed that is trying to protect
>you from the dialling daemons, despite your effort to defeat it.

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FACE - 25 Mar 2005 20:57 GMT

>Perhaps you have some security software installed that is trying to protect
>you from the dialling daemons, despite your effort to defeat it.

I hope I am not premature here, but i selectively started shutting down and
rebooting without autostarting various security software and it appears it
may be (now, have been) Spywareguard (v. 2.2). I searched the Spywareguard
directory for the character string 'bellsouth' (my ISP) hoping that it may
have been in a blacklist, but no.

This morning the setting would not hold more than a few minutes and now has
held for several hours -- not that I do not realize that it may be a
coincidence or that IE may lose the setting soon.

FACE

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