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I'd like to run an ADSL dial-up connection as a service so that the connection is active and retained while logged off. At present, I have the dial up shortcut in the Start menu to make it run automatically, but being a dynamic IP from the ISP, it disconnects and changes everytime I log out/in as a different user.

How could I configure the dial-up connection to run as a service (on W2k Pro), therefore starting when the machine is booted and remaining active until it's shutdown?

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by fenaikh

Hi
You can use a registry key to run application as a service or use a utility to do it for you.

pls read these articles.

Good luck

Mohamed

Inside Win32 Services, Part 1

http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8723

Inside Win32 Services, Part 2

http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8943

HOWTO: Create a User-Defined Service (Q137890)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q137890

Srvany
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7959

A 3rd party products available with more advanced options such as Service Mill

http://www.activeplus.com/default.asp?Jump=ServiceMill

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by fenaikh

Hi
use these command and place it in the regisitry places of the list of no 4,5

Good luck

Mohamed

1- rundll32.exe rnaui.dll,RnaDial exact name of dialer(connection name) entry

2- RUNDLL

"16 Start DialUp Network:
(Credits for these commands: Michael J. Gregg and Tom Lavedas)
START RUNDLL32 RNAUI.DLL,RnaDial exact name of dialer entry TRACERT -h 1 -w 1

The RUNDLL command starts DUN, the TRACERT command is supposed to actually start the dialing process. Since I do not have access to any PC with DUN installed, I could not test the TRACERT command's effect.

Use the RASPHONE command in Windows NT, which can also hang up the connection (credits: Simon Sheppard)."

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/rundll.html

3- RAS & DUN (All Windows versions)
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ras.html

4- Definition of the RunOnce Keys in the Registry (Q137367)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q137367

5- INFO: Run, RunOnce, RunServices, RunServicesOnce and Startup (Q179365)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q179365

6- RASPHONE and RASDIAL: Tips and Differences (Q125393)
winnt/2k
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q125393

by titanium

Although this previous solution could work, it is a bit of a hack and I can't determine what command would be required to execute the dialup (since dialup settings are sort of 'virtual' - not a physical exe)

Can someone else suggest something better?

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