idle disconnects

Hi,
I have an annoying problem pertaining to an "idle message" that pops up
every few minutes stating that "i have been idle for a while, Do you want to
stay online"?
There are times I am not am my computer when this idle message pops up, and
automatically disconnects me from the internet. Is there a registry setting
or a modem command to add so I would not get disconnected when the idle
message appears. Is it possible to disable this pop up message altogether...
I connect through Compuserve with an internal modem(dial up), but they{CS
customer service} claim there is nothing that I can do from stopping the idle
message from popping up.
If I'm not mistaken there was a fix for this, but it was such a long time
ago.
Any workarounds, fixes or setting changes are greatly appreciated. Thanks...

If you are connecting to the internet using a dial-up modem check that you
don't have it set to disconnect after a period of inactivity. To check
this:
Start | Settings | Dial Up Networking. Highlight the "connectoid" that
you use to connect to your ISP, right click and select Properties. Open
the Dialing tab and you should find towards the bottom a check box
labelled "Enable idle disconnect" together with other boxes allowing you
to set the idle time after which the system will disconnect, the amount of
bandwidth used below which the connection can be considered to be idle and
also whether a warning message is displayed before disconnection. Alter
these to suit your requirements.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Dabeez wrote:

Hi,
I have an annoying problem pertaining to an "idle message" that pops
up every few minutes stating that "i have been idle for a while, Do
you want to stay online"?
There are times I am not am my computer when this idle message pops
up, and automatically disconnects me from the internet. Is there a
registry setting or a modem command to add so I would not get
disconnected when the idle message appears. Is it possible to disable
this pop up message altogether... I connect through Compuserve with
an internal modem(dial up), but they{CS customer service} claim there
is nothing that I can do from stopping the idle message from popping
up.
If I'm not mistaken there was a fix for this, but it was such a long
time ago.
Any workarounds, fixes or setting changes are greatly appreciated.
Thanks...

Hi Mike,
When I try to right click and select properties, nothing happens.
It doesn't take me to where I can adjust the mentioned settings.
Any other suggestions in which i can get to these settings?
"Mike M" wrote:

If you are connecting to the internet using a dial-up modem check that you
don't have it set to disconnect after a period of inactivity. To check
this:
Start | Settings | Dial Up Networking. Highlight the "connectoid" that
you use to connect to your ISP, right click and select Properties. Open
the Dialing tab and you should find towards the bottom a check box
labelled "Enable idle disconnect" together with other boxes allowing you
to set the idle time after which the system will disconnect, the amount of
bandwidth used below which the connection can be considered to be idle and
also whether a warning message is displayed before disconnection. Alter
these to suit your requirements.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Dabeez wrote:

Hi,
I have an annoying problem pertaining to an "idle message" that pops
up every few minutes stating that "i have been idle for a while, Do
you want to stay online"?
There are times I am not am my computer when this idle message pops
up, and automatically disconnects me from the internet. Is there a
registry setting or a modem command to add so I would not get
disconnected when the idle message appears. Is it possible to disable
this pop up message altogether... I connect through Compuserve with
an internal modem(dial up), but they{CS customer service} claim there
is nothing that I can do from stopping the idle message from popping
up.
If I'm not mistaken there was a fix for this, but it was such a long
time ago.
Any workarounds, fixes or setting changes are greatly appreciated.
Thanks...

First, click the connectoid to open it, but instead of connecting click
the Properties button at the bottom. This should open up the Properties
pages after which open the Dialing tab and continue as in my original
post.

If that doesn't work create a new connectoid (that is create a new entry
in Network Connections) as it would appear that your current connectoid
might be damaged in some way. Once created open the Dialing tab as
before.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Dabeez wrote:

Hi Mike,
When I try to right click and select properties, nothing happens.
It doesn't take me to where I can adjust the mentioned settings.
Any other suggestions in which i can get to these settings?

Thanks Mike,but when I tried to create a new connectoid in the dial up
networking, it would not resond to any mouse clicks.
Can you offer any other suggestions so the computer doesn't disconnect
itself automatically, or help configure that connectoid.
I do not have any problems connecting via the compuserve icon on my desktop,
but after about 20 minutes, and every 20 minutes after that the dreaded idle
message pops up.

"Mike M" wrote:

First, click the connectoid to open it, but instead of connecting click
the Properties button at the bottom. This should open up the Properties
pages after which open the Dialing tab and continue as in my original
post.

If that doesn't work create a new connectoid (that is create a new entry
in Network Connections) as it would appear that your current connectoid
might be damaged in some way. Once created open the Dialing tab as
before.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Dabeez wrote:

Hi Mike,
When I try to right click and select properties, nothing happens.
It doesn't take me to where I can adjust the mentioned settings.
Any other suggestions in which i can get to these settings?

I have nothing to add. I've explained where you can find the settings you
need to adjust and two ways of accessing them. What you need to do is
work out why you cannot open your dial-up networking connection so as to
make the required adjustment. Something I can't do from a distance.
Sorry about that.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Dabeez wrote:

Thanks Mike,but when I tried to create a new connectoid in the dial up
networking, it would not resond to any mouse clicks.
Can you offer any other suggestions so the computer doesn't disconnect
itself automatically, or help configure that connectoid.
I do not have any problems connecting via the compuserve icon on my
desktop, but after about 20 minutes, and every 20 minutes after that
the dreaded idle message pops up.
s?

Thanks anyway Mike,
I understand there are certain situations that you need to be hands-on with,
and I appreciate your honesty. I will do some more research on dial up
networking and find out why i can't set up the connectoid.


"Mike M" wrote:

I have nothing to add. I've explained where you can find the settings you
need to adjust and two ways of accessing them. What you need to do is
work out why you cannot open your dial-up networking connection so as to
make the required adjustment. Something I can't do from a distance.
Sorry about that.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Dabeez wrote:

Thanks Mike,but when I tried to create a new connectoid in the dial up
networking, it would not resond to any mouse clicks.
Can you offer any other suggestions so the computer doesn't disconnect
itself automatically, or help configure that connectoid.
I do not have any problems connecting via the compuserve icon on my
desktop, but after about 20 minutes, and every 20 minutes after that
the dreaded idle message pops up.
s?