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I'm not really optimistic about getting and
answer here having scrolled through the PLEAS
for help...BUT...just in case....
Doses anyone know how to DISABLE auto disconnect so it doesn't kick you out
of a download after 5 minutes????????Any help appreciated
How do you change it in Netscape Comm 4.5?
This Annoying "Auto Disconnect" does'nt
seem to be part of either browsers but a
seperate program in Win98?
I'm surprised that none of the PC mags have
not published anything on this problem.
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I have this problem in Windows 95. It started after I loaded Communicator 4.5. If anyone has an answer...please post it,
Thanks
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In Communicator 4.5/4.6, click Edit-Preferences-Mail&Newsgroups-Mail Server-Edit-change the check for mail messages to 3 or 4 minutes.Good Luck :-)
Took a long time to find this.
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I have experienced this real pain from the Auto Disconnect feature in Internet Exploiter. The sneaky thing that really pisses me off is that you can change the connection settings but they will go back to default (disco after 5 min!) no matter what you do. Even if your actively downloading!! I'll try this setting in my Netscape 4.6 mentioned above and hope that will foil this crappy bug! Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Pat Byars
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The problem you describe sounds very much like one I developed after downloading the latest version of AOL / Netscape Communicator 4_7. After some twiddling with the control panel and the registry I came to the conclusion that Netscape was activly changing the DUN auto disconnect settings in the registry. Every time Netscape was started it would run a subroutine that would turn on auto disconnect and set the idle time to 5 minutes. I inquired at the Netscape newsgroup where the nasty little bug was hidden and was told by those more experienced to look in the
Netscape folder for a file named MUC.DLL. When I found it, I was to rename the file to MUC.BAK, so that Netscape could not find
and execute it. This solved the problem and returned control of the DUN auto disconnect to Windows.
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Auto Disconnect Box is popping up from your ISP. It cannot be disabled, except by them.If you install Internet Explorer 5 there is a box that will disable the disc. box from coming up. If I put IE 5 in my pc it will not shut down properly. So I live with the damm box coming up also.
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I am also experiencing this problem. I have MSN internet service and the thing is constantly logging me off. I find I have the most trouble when I am using anything other than Internet Explorer i.e. aol isp plan or aol instant messenger ect... Is there and secret programs tricks ect.. that I can use to stop it from kicking me off? Or can you at least tell me how to program the "Stay Online" window to come up on top of all other running windows or make a noise? In fact it just logged me off. Please help me.
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I work for a isp in their tech support dept the problem that at least half of you are describing is probably not due to the auto- disconnect feature at all as it's default setting is twenty minutes and this only applies if you are idle for twenty minutes meaning no ip activity whatsoever(the Netscape one is puzzling though?)
the problem you are describing sounds suspiciously like some modem settings are out of whack(Windows Default settings)
if you were to look in the control panel under modems and your modem is called "Rockwell HCF" ; "LT Winmodem" ; "Motorola SM56" ; "Usr ...win" ; "Hsp micromodem" ; "Compaq DF" amoung others these are most common
here's what you will want to do is click the properties button and set the maximum speed to 57600 next click the connection tab at the top and then click the advanced button and at the top change the flow control from hardware to software
click okay all the way back to the desktop and restart your machine these settings will greatly improve your connection and reduce disconnects.
these type of modems are called "software" modems this means that they rely partially on your system processor to stay connected(especially at the busy times) by default windows sets up your modem with "Hardware settings" and most manufacturers do not give this info in their readme file
Hope this Helps
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After trying everything, I found that the solution offered by cptahab in response #6 actually worked! Thanks
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Number 6 gets my vote too! I love tech support from the Internet - ya'll are just wonderful!
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I would just like to say thank-you to Captain Ahab "cptahab", response #6. That lousy auto disconnect has been driving me crazy for several months. I searched everywhere I could think, and finally the obvious struck me, and once again, the "Net" comes thru again. Thanx for a great site and help to us surfers. Have a great weekend all.
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I just bought a new compaq computer and cannot stay online also, am constantly getting booted. The auto dissconnect may be the problem. How so I disable this with explorer 5? I use msn internet service!!!
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i had the perfect auto disconnect.it only appeared when i closed out my home page and made it very simple to get off the net.now it's gone and i haven't had any success find out how to put it back the way it was.any help?
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Item 6 works for Verizon DSL as well, if you leave your connection open it appears as if you are connected but there is no throughput. Forcing you to log off the on again. Reply 6 keeps your DSL connection open 24/7 like they advertised it would be !
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I'm in the same boat as #14...I enjoyed the auto-disconnect...I can stay connected 24/7, but when I close my email/browser I'd get a box offering me the option to stay connected or to disconnect, which was very convenient. BUT...I mistakingly check the "do not use auto-disconnect" box, and now I don't get this option...does ANYBODY know how to get it back?
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I am using IE, and MSN internet access. I just recently got this NEED TO DOWNLOAD UPDATE. When I did this problem started. The window 'MSN Disconnet' You are about to be disconnected...blah... I saw answer number 6, but I am using IE and have no MUC.DLL files anywhere. Help ...
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I'm using aol and it's also auto disconnecting aparently after 5% of the speed of the modem in time figure that out and it is pissing me off especially when i'm on a download
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I have the same question as #16. I would like to be once again offered whether to "stay connected" or "disconnect" afetr closing out my browser or e-mail program. My system used to do that automatically but no longer.
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MSN........To disable auto disconnect on msn, you need to right click the msn icon on your desktop (not task bar).
choose options and set idle time to 0
e-mail me with questions
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I have the same problesm as #s 14, 16, and 20. I have found no information about this. I am running WinMe. Auto Disconnect worked fine until I started using WinMe. I have reloaded the OS several times and never any change. I found article Q153965 on the MS Knowledge Base, but it doesn't help much except show you what SHOULD work. If anyone knows how to get the AutoDisconnect dialog to reappear in WinMe please respond.
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