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by fstilla

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Whenever I start a app or print my dialup connection pops up.To avoid this I must deselect dial my "default connection" checked for viruses
found none problem started the same time I introduced these 2 win98 machines to a windows 2000 server (network)

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by pschuvie

Since everything is so explorer internet explorer interfaced it is most likely that these actions are thinking they need to have internet connection established.

Try this go into the IE and under Tools > Internet Options > Connections click to NEVER DIAL A CONNECTION and then APPLY.

If you use a dialup internet connection then it would dial through which ever interface your ISP has provided and this should calm down your applications.

If that doesn't work - come back and leave a comment for furhter diagnostic help.

by fstilla

deselected always dial my default connection it calmed it but what is causing it 2 win 98 machines are doing this since I installed a windows 2000 server(just coincidence)???
any ideas please help

by gperrie

Do the machines have name resolution? eg DNS, WINS or host files? Could it be that they don't know how to route traffic for the network without going through the default gateway they have for dial-up?

If they have modems & connections to the web I'd start by checking the IP settings of the machines. I think you can set up IP settings just for the dial-up settings allowing you to have 'normal' IP settings for use on the LAN.

Gavin

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