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PPP Adapter. in winipcfg
Hello,
My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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I notice you mention the NIC being a network card, just to be sure, is it an
adapter card or is it integrated on the motherboard? If it's integrated you may need to see if you can disable PPP in the BIOS or try disabling it in Device Manager and see if it holds. If you simply unininstall it, I believe it will only reinstall if it's integrated. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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If he's trying to get rid of the PPP Adapter, he would be looking at removing the
modem, not the NIC, wouldn't he? Or am I reading his post or your reply wrong (wouldn't be the first time, eh?)? Either way, the basis of your suggestion holds....whichever he needs to remove, it depends on whether it is integrated or not, as an integrated NIC *or* dial-up modem will reinstall if only removed from DM instead of being disabled in the BIOS setup, or in DM, IIRC. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Brian A" gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I notice you mention the NIC being a network card, just to be sure, is it an adapter card or is it integrated on the motherboard? If it's integrated you may need to see if you can disable PPP in the BIOS or try disabling it in Device Manager and see if it holds. If you simply unininstall it, I believe it will only reinstall if it's integrated. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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Thanks for you guys' quick responses.
My motherboard is Asus CUSL2. The Realtek card is a standalone network card that's plugged into one of the PCI slots, and the faxmodem is a separate card plugged into the PCI slot. As I will want to receive fax using the faxmodem card, I will want to be able to keep this capability. So could you explain again what I should do, now that you know more about my pc's configuration. Thanks. Herbert "glee" ¦b¶l¥ó ¤¤¼¶¼g... If he's trying to get rid of the PPP Adapter, he would be looking at removing the modem, not the NIC, wouldn't he? Or am I reading his post or your reply wrong (wouldn't be the first time, eh?)? Either way, the basis of your suggestion holds....whichever he needs to remove, it depends on whether it is integrated or not, as an integrated NIC *or* dial-up modem will reinstall if only removed from DM instead of being disabled in the BIOS setup, or in DM, IIRC. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Brian A" gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I notice you mention the NIC being a network card, just to be sure, is it an adapter card or is it integrated on the motherboard? If it's integrated you may need to see if you can disable PPP in the BIOS or try disabling it in Device Manager and see if it holds. If you simply unininstall it, I believe it will only reinstall if it's integrated. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:14:53 +0800, "Herbert Chan" wrote: The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. The computer won't do that on its own. What it will do, if you instigate a dial up connection, is change the default gateway from the network card to the dialup and effectively turn your broadband internet connection off, though as soon as you hang up this dialup connection the broadband internet connection will be restored. If you want to change this behaviour, there is a box to uncheck on the dialup tcp/ip advanced properties which says "use default gateway on remote network" If you don't have any dialers installed then have a look at the fax software to see if there are any settings there which look suspect. If you still can't resolve the issue, wait until the connection fails then go to a command prompt and type route print c:\temp.txt Compare the contents of c:\temp.txt with similar output when the broadband connection is working and if they are different then post the output (of the temp.txt's) here. Jim. |
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Herbert Chan wrote:
Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Goto Control panel-Software-Windows setup, and remove 'Dialup networking'. The PPP adapter will disappear. Your modem will still be available for faxing. |
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perhaps change all the settings in Internet Options Connections tab, to
'never dial a connection' so they always use the nic and OE and any other installed program -- - Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://www.safer-networking.org AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com Panda online AntiSpyware Scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/ links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Thanks for you guys' quick responses. My motherboard is Asus CUSL2. The Realtek card is a standalone network card that's plugged into one of the PCI slots, and the faxmodem is a separate card plugged into the PCI slot. As I will want to receive fax using the faxmodem card, I will want to be able to keep this capability. So could you explain again what I should do, now that you know more about my pc's configuration. Thanks. Herbert "glee" ¦b¶l¥ó ¤¤¼¶¼g... If he's trying to get rid of the PPP Adapter, he would be looking at removing the modem, not the NIC, wouldn't he? Or am I reading his post or your reply wrong (wouldn't be the first time, eh?)? Either way, the basis of your suggestion holds....whichever he needs to remove, it depends on whether it is integrated or not, as an integrated NIC *or* dial-up modem will reinstall if only removed from DM instead of being disabled in the BIOS setup, or in DM, IIRC. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Brian A" gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I notice you mention the NIC being a network card, just to be sure, is it an adapter card or is it integrated on the motherboard? If it's integrated you may need to see if you can disable PPP in the BIOS or try disabling it in Device Manager and see if it holds. If you simply unininstall it, I believe it will only reinstall if it's integrated. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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I vote for Ingeborg's solution. Remove Dial-up Networking in the Network
applet of Control Panel. Will remove PPP and leave modem for FAX-only. I'd have posted the same yesterday, but I don't have a modem in this machine so I can't test. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "AlmostBob" wrote in message ... perhaps change all the settings in Internet Options Connections tab, to 'never dial a connection' so they always use the nic and OE and any other installed program -- - Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://www.safer-networking.org AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com Panda online AntiSpyware Scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/ links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Thanks for you guys' quick responses. My motherboard is Asus CUSL2. The Realtek card is a standalone network card that's plugged into one of the PCI slots, and the faxmodem is a separate card plugged into the PCI slot. As I will want to receive fax using the faxmodem card, I will want to be able to keep this capability. So could you explain again what I should do, now that you know more about my pc's configuration. Thanks. Herbert "glee" ¦b¶l¥ó ¤¤¼¶¼g... If he's trying to get rid of the PPP Adapter, he would be looking at removing the modem, not the NIC, wouldn't he? Or am I reading his post or your reply wrong (wouldn't be the first time, eh?)? Either way, the basis of your suggestion holds....whichever he needs to remove, it depends on whether it is integrated or not, as an integrated NIC *or* dial-up modem will reinstall if only removed from DM instead of being disabled in the BIOS setup, or in DM, IIRC. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Brian A" gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I notice you mention the NIC being a network card, just to be sure, is it an adapter card or is it integrated on the motherboard? If it's integrated you may need to see if you can disable PPP in the BIOS or try disabling it in Device Manager and see if it holds. If you simply unininstall it, I believe it will only reinstall if it's integrated. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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Yes, that appears the best solution, but I can't test it here either ATM.
-- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I vote for Ingeborg's solution. Remove Dial-up Networking in the Network applet of Control Panel. Will remove PPP and leave modem for FAX-only. I'd have posted the same yesterday, but I don't have a modem in this machine so I can't test. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "AlmostBob" wrote in message ... perhaps change all the settings in Internet Options Connections tab, to 'never dial a connection' so they always use the nic and OE and any other installed program -- - Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://www.safer-networking.org AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com Panda online AntiSpyware Scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/ links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Thanks for you guys' quick responses. My motherboard is Asus CUSL2. The Realtek card is a standalone network card that's plugged into one of the PCI slots, and the faxmodem is a separate card plugged into the PCI slot. As I will want to receive fax using the faxmodem card, I will want to be able to keep this capability. So could you explain again what I should do, now that you know more about my pc's configuration. Thanks. Herbert "glee" ¦b¶l¥ó ¤¤¼¶¼g... If he's trying to get rid of the PPP Adapter, he would be looking at removing the modem, not the NIC, wouldn't he? Or am I reading his post or your reply wrong (wouldn't be the first time, eh?)? Either way, the basis of your suggestion holds....whichever he needs to remove, it depends on whether it is integrated or not, as an integrated NIC *or* dial-up modem will reinstall if only removed from DM instead of being disabled in the BIOS setup, or in DM, IIRC. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Brian A" gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I notice you mention the NIC being a network card, just to be sure, is it an adapter card or is it integrated on the motherboard? If it's integrated you may need to see if you can disable PPP in the BIOS or try disabling it in Device Manager and see if it holds. If you simply unininstall it, I believe it will only reinstall if it's integrated. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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PPP Adapter. in winipcfg
I know, let's get Mikey, er, Herbert to do the test!
Let us know how it goes, OK, Herbert? -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "glee" wrote in message ... Yes, that appears the best solution, but I can't test it here either ATM. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I vote for Ingeborg's solution. Remove Dial-up Networking in the Network applet of Control Panel. Will remove PPP and leave modem for FAX-only. I'd have posted the same yesterday, but I don't have a modem in this machine so I can't test. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "AlmostBob" wrote in message ... perhaps change all the settings in Internet Options Connections tab, to 'never dial a connection' so they always use the nic and OE and any other installed program -- - Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://www.safer-networking.org AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com Panda online AntiSpyware Scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/ links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Thanks for you guys' quick responses. My motherboard is Asus CUSL2. The Realtek card is a standalone network card that's plugged into one of the PCI slots, and the faxmodem is a separate card plugged into the PCI slot. As I will want to receive fax using the faxmodem card, I will want to be able to keep this capability. So could you explain again what I should do, now that you know more about my pc's configuration. Thanks. Herbert "glee" ¦b¶l¥ó ¤¤¼¶¼g... If he's trying to get rid of the PPP Adapter, he would be looking at removing the modem, not the NIC, wouldn't he? Or am I reading his post or your reply wrong (wouldn't be the first time, eh?)? Either way, the basis of your suggestion holds....whichever he needs to remove, it depends on whether it is integrated or not, as an integrated NIC *or* dial-up modem will reinstall if only removed from DM instead of being disabled in the BIOS setup, or in DM, IIRC. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Brian A" gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I notice you mention the NIC being a network card, just to be sure, is it an adapter card or is it integrated on the motherboard? If it's integrated you may need to see if you can disable PPP in the BIOS or try disabling it in Device Manager and see if it holds. If you simply unininstall it, I believe it will only reinstall if it's integrated. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... Hello, My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection. I have been using the broadband for a few years. And since the beginning of this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost. At first, I thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102. I have called the ISP to replace it. However, the problem is still there. Then I tried to get used to it. Whenever I lose the connection, I will need to reboot my computer to get the connection back (the modem does not need to be flipped off then on). I called the technical support again today, and we've looked at the modem and it didn't appear that my modem was failing to provide a signal for me. Then I run winipcfg and see that there are 3 entries: PPP Adapter., Microsoft TV/Video Connection and Realtek 8139-series PCI NIC. PPP adapter is for dialup connection and Realtek is the network card for broadband. The technical support girl said win98se will sometimes switch from the network card to PPP adapter, although she doesn't know under what circumstances this will happen. And the problem I've got is because my computer has switched on its own accord from the network card to PPP adapter. So are there any ways to force the computer to only use the network card so that it will always use the network card to get online? Or how can I uninstall ppp adapter so that the computer can't even choose to switch back to it? Thanks. Herbert |
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