DSL: Dosent Stay on all the time

[voogru]

ok i have Windows 95 and bellsouth fast accsess and I have to dial up to fast acsess every time i want to use it

Im using Netscape 4.7 i have 64 megs of ram

whats wrong here?

[neilie11]

I also have Bell Soth Fast Access..Do you shut your PC off every night or do you constanly keep it on??

[neilie11]

do you find that when you switch between sites that it sometimes sits there for a minute or two before it actually attempts to find the site and load it

[voogru]

Its turned off when not in use and when i typ in a url it goes to it instantly

[neilie11]

you're answer to having to log in every time is that in order for you to maintain an always on connection--you cannot shut off the pc. Once you turn off the pc--you sever the connection.

[OuTpaTienT]

Wow. Really? Is that true with any DSL, or just Bellsouth?

With my cable connection, all I gotta do is leave the cable modem turned on, I can shut down my machine (if by chance I ever wanted to do that sort of thing.)

[emcron]

Yes it is true that it loses the connection if it stays idle for a long time. But connecting again literally only takes 2 seconds. And as for the connection being on when I ever turn on my computer, I just have dial-up networking on my starup folder to connect.

[Gorn]

DSL does stay on depending on your provider...I have my service through Telus and my connection is always active even when my computer is off. Mine is just like cable in that respect.

[socalgal]

Interesting, emcron and Gorn.

My DSL, thru Earthlink/PacBell, is always on - provided I do not manually disconnect the PPPoE software dialup connection or reboot/power down my comp.

To reconnect online via the PPPoE (dynamic IP software) is a matter of simply dialing up again.

Rebooting/powering down/up my comp disconnects and automatically reconnects the external Alcatel DSL modem, then I dial up.

Otherwise, I am always on, no idle disconnects.

[Petros]

My DSL (through Cinti Bell) turns off when I am idle too long. With mine, someone wrote a little automated log on program, so whenever I turn on my computer, it connects me to DSL. It also monitors my connection and keeps me logged on so I don't have to worry about timing out. Maybe someone with your service has this too? I don't think the program I use works with all DSL services, but it might be worth a try. Go to http://home.fuse.net/postyware/ (the program is called zoombot).

[Pepto]

When I first got my DSL service through US West (now Qwest I guess...) I opted for the internal DSL modem (intel Pro DSL or something) and in order for it to make the connection, it used the windows dial up networking to connect, and I had to make the connection every time I started my computer. I eventually got an external router (cisco 675) which is a much better setup. The router makes the connection for me, and connects to my computer through a hub and network interface card, and my computer uses the router as a gateway to the internet. No dial up networking hack like the internal modem, just turn on and go... http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif This is a pretty common setup (I believe OuTpaTienT's setup is similar) and the one I prefer.

Pepto

[SysOpt]

Some ISP's using dynamic PPPoE DSL use a kind of "dial-up" software that allows the user to connect. In my experience, the PPPoE connection will work without the software. I would try uninstalling the software, and just configure windows to obtain an IP address automatically. That usually works, then it's always on. It "leases" a particular IP for a day or so, and obtains a new one now and then.

Best solution is to go for a static IP, which is usually a little more expensive but worth it IMO. It's your personal IP (or block of IP's, depending upon how many you want - which also provides for a super easy way to share the DSL modem by assigning each comp a separate static IP), always on, and never changes.

[This message has been edited by SysOpt (edited 07-18-2000).]

[SysOpt]

And this is definitely a networking question. Moving to the networking forum now.