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by classicgto1

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I have XP Home on 2 PC's networked. When I'm online they both work fine. When I go offline the Host decides all by itself it's time to dial up and go back online. It does this every 5-20 seconds. If I turn off the client Pc the Host doesn't do that so it's only when both of them are turned on.
I've received a couple of replies from people at other websites saying :make sure both PC's have the "Never dial a connection button highlited". I do have it highlited in both Pc's and the same problems are happening.
What changes can I do to stop the Host from redialing over and over every time I go offline?

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by glyall

Do you have setup like this,
a pc with a modem (phone, DSL,or cable) that connects to the internet, then an ethernet connection between the two PCs?
If I think this is your problem. When your first PC goes to work off line, your second PC should do off line too. Your first PC acts as the host to your network.
I do not have this problem with my setup which is as follows:
first the internet connection goes thru my ADSL modem to a router (Speedstream 2604), then my PCs ( 3 + printer). With this setup the PCs are equal to the internet. Working offline on one PC does not affect the others.

Good Luck

by pctech

I would suspect a virus on the second computer. I would also check the second PC to ensure that there is not an application set to automaticly check for updates.

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