On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:08:09 +0100, "Alan" <alpa***@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I connect to the internet by broadband most of the time, but also have to
>keep a couple of dialup accounts for maintaining a couple of websites.
>
>Whilst using the net in general, via broadband, the network connection
>dialog box frequently pops up half-way through loading a web page. It
>suspends the loading of the new page, and offers my dialup accounts for the
>connection. This is so frequent, it is quite maddening. Does anyone know how
>to stop this behaviour?
>
>My system is:
>
>Windows XP Professional
>Norton Internet Security 2005
>Firefox and IE6 Browsers
>
>  -- all fully updated over the broadband connection.
>
>Broadband connection is via ethernet lan, to an ADSL Modem/Router.
>
>Thanks in anticipation
>Alan

"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:08:09 +0100, "Alan" <alpa***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>I connect to the internet by broadband most of the time, but also have to
>>keep a couple of dialup accounts for maintaining a couple of websites.
>>
>>Whilst using the net in general, via broadband, the network connection
>>dialog box frequently pops up half-way through loading a web page. It
>>suspends the loading of the new page, and offers my dialup accounts for
>>the
>>connection. This is so frequent, it is quite maddening. Does anyone know
>>how
>>to stop this behaviour?
>>
>>My system is:
>>
>>Windows XP Professional
>>Norton Internet Security 2005
>>Firefox and IE6 Browsers
>>
>>  -- all fully updated over the broadband connection.
>>
>>Broadband connection is via ethernet lan, to an ADSL Modem/Router.
>>
>>Thanks in anticipation
>>Alan
>
> Alan,
>
> In the browser configuration (Tools - Internet Options - Connections),
> select
> "Never dial a connection".  Then see if you're having service problems.
> Either
> DNS or MTU problems might trigger this, and both DNS and MTU problems can
> be
> intermittent and seemingly random.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/dns-server-settings-on-your-computer.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/dns-server-settings-on-your-computer.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>   actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:14:16 +0100, "Alan" <alpa***@yahoo.com> wrote:

>"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:08:09 +0100, "Alan" <alpa***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I connect to the internet by broadband most of the time, but also have to
>>>keep a couple of dialup accounts for maintaining a couple of websites.
>>>
>>>Whilst using the net in general, via broadband, the network connection
>>>dialog box frequently pops up half-way through loading a web page. It
>>>suspends the loading of the new page, and offers my dialup accounts for
>>>the
>>>connection. This is so frequent, it is quite maddening. Does anyone know
>>>how
>>>to stop this behaviour?
>>>
>>>My system is:
>>>
>>>Windows XP Professional
>>>Norton Internet Security 2005
>>>Firefox and IE6 Browsers
>>>
>>>  -- all fully updated over the broadband connection.
>>>
>>>Broadband connection is via ethernet lan, to an ADSL Modem/Router.
>>>
>>>Thanks in anticipation
>>>Alan
>>
>> Alan,
>>
>> In the browser configuration (Tools - Internet Options - Connections),
>> select
>> "Never dial a connection".  Then see if you're having service problems.
>> Either
>> DNS or MTU problems might trigger this, and both DNS and MTU problems can
>> be
>> intermittent and seemingly random.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/dns-server-settings-on-your-computer.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/dns-server-settings-on-your-computer.html

>That has fixed the problem, and saved my sanity.
>Thanks also for the blog link - very interesting.
>
>Many thanks, Chuck
>
>Regards
>Alan