Annoying problem!!

[Scotty]

HI Fellow PCers,
I have this problem on my wifes pc that I think is related to the connection part of the dialup properties... (I guess) The problem is when you get connected and start to open a browser it keeps asking to "work off line" or "connect" even though it is online. I know it is something small cause I have fixed it before but I can't remember how!!!! pre-Thanks for any help!!

Edit!!! It say's "try again" not connect!!

[Scotty]

My edit time run out run out so I am posting a reply to help explain it better!
I get this box that shows up sometimes I am in line that says:


Work Offline
No connection to the inteernet is currently available.
To view Internet content that has been saved on your
computer, click Work Offline.

Click "Try Again" to attempt to connect.

[Work Offline] [Try Again]

I am on line at the time and it doesn't happen all the time. Does this mean
that there is a setting in the connection that I have missed or something???
Thanks again!! Scotty
PS: I won Ghost 2002 on Computer Talk America today so mabey it will help me
with some of my crash recovery problems huh!!!

[Scotty]

OK fine!! Thanks anyway...

[zapthis]

Go through your internet wizard and follow the instructions. If your using a dial up connection how many do you have listed? Need more info.

[Scotty]

Thanks!! i just about give up.. I use DSL and I don't have a modem installed in the pc. I have had nothing but trouble with this since I got it!!!!(dsl that is) I just did a format and reinstall today thinking it was in my registry but as soon as I clicked on the Explorer icon it ask me the same thing... I use IE5 and IE6 with 98SE. Don't know any thing else I can tell ya from here. I think I wore my welcome out with the tech's!!! Thanks again, Scotty

[Statica]

Its your PPPoE software thats the problem, not Dial-Up networking etc. You probably are using Connection Manager/NTS/Enternet, right?

RASPPPoE is much stabler, lighter and more seamless to use, which means windows will actually know that you are online not offline to every program.

Download: from http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/%7Enormanb/
PS: If you are using Win98SE you also need a patch for Windoze that has prblems
with NDIS drivers .. http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q243/1/99.ASP

Uninstall all the network protocols and adapters that NTS uses (just remove anything that is not:
Client for Microsoft Networks
Network Adapter (name)
Dialup adapter
TCP/IP -> Network adapter (name)
TCP/IP -> Dialup adapter

reboot and then follow the directions listed here or in your downloaded zip file:
http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/%7Enormanb/README98.HTM

[Scotty]

I'll give it a try!!! Thanks again Scotty

[Scotty]

I have tried everything here, even went and reformated and reinstalled windows on a smaller hdd that I have. It seems like it is in the settings that are in the connection configs that give you the option of staying online or hanging up after a while but how do you set it up without installing a modem!! I even tried installing a usb modem to try to fake it out but all that does is mess with the default dialup settings. It doesn't do it right off the start but after six or eight links that you go to, then it starts popping up! It wouldn't be so bad but after a while it starts acting like the connection gets slower and slower till I can't even get a browser to open. What the heck over!!!!!