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Automatically Disconnecting DSL

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by bobrace

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I have two users on an XP Pro PC and the DSL wasn't setup by me. Somehow, it use to prompt the user where the DSL coonection was setup, to disconnect before signing off of XP. Now it doesn't anymore and when that user signs off, it automatically drops the connection, which in turn when she signs back on, she has to go through and reestablish the connection which is a long process and sometimes doesn't work the first time through. Any ideas on where the setting is for prompting to disconnect or what to do? Also, how do I get the same DSL settings for the second user of that PC?

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by quintar51

There is a way to configure the DSL connection to stay connected, even after a user has logged off.

This involves modifying the registry, so before you do so, backup your registry.

Finally, you need to make a little registry change to prevent Windows from disconnecting when a user logs on and off again:
Run REGEDIT and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Then right-click the right-hand pane, select New -> String Value, name the value KeepRasConnections and set it to 1.

After you reboot, you just have to make the initial connection. After that, the connection will stay on until you shut down.

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