Connection Help Please

I have just set up with Metronet and am very pleased so far. However; I
have installed the modem and set up my connection which seems very fast
(512K
compared to my old dial up) but when I connect it does so through dial up
networking to log on to the net; using my account name and password as
supplied and the telephone no. 0, 35. Can I configure my system so that it
is permanently connected to the net, at the moment I have placed a short cut
to the dial up networking connection in the Windows start up folder but
wondered if there was a better way.

I have an MRI SDL02 PCI modem and am runing Windows ME.

Thanks in advance,

Andy Portess

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew P" <(E-Mail Removed)>
Newsgroups: uk.telecom.broadband
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:18 PM
Subject: Connection Help Please


> I have just set up with Metronet and am very pleased so far. However; I
> have installed the modem and set up my connection which seems very fast
> (512K
> compared to my old dial up) but when I connect it does so through dial up
> networking to log on to the net; using my account name and password as
> supplied and the telephone no. 0, 35. Can I configure my system so that
it

Using a PCI ADSL adapter is effectively no different from your old 56k
analogue modem and will still use Dial Up Networking. It would be different
if you had, say an external router/ADSL modem and you connected to that via
ethernet. I don't think you'll get away from DUN with your current H/W.

> is permanently connected to the net, at the moment I have placed a short
cut
> to the dial up networking connection in the Windows start up folder but
> wondered if there was a better way.

With a PCI or USB modem, your connection will be dropped whenever you log
out of Windows or shut down. Again, an external router/Modem works
independantly of your PC can hold your connection as long it has power.
Like you, I have a PCI ADSL, and have also stuck a DUN shortcut into my
Startup Folder. If you're comfortable about tinkering with Windows
registries, you can create a "run" entry for your DUN shortcut, but it's
little better.
One word of warning - I hope you have some kind of Firewall installed, and
that it is set up to start before the DUN shortcut in Startup gets called.

Connection time should only be a couple of seconds, and I like to have the
option of cancelling the connection at start up.

Regards,
Ian McIntosh

>
> I have an MRI SDL02 PCI modem and am runing Windows ME.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Andy Portess
>
>
>

"Ian McIntosh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew P" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> Newsgroups: uk.telecom.broadband
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:18 PM
> Subject: Connection Help Please
>
>
> > I have just set up with Metronet and am very pleased so far. However; I
> > have installed the modem and set up my connection which seems very fast
> > (512K
> > compared to my old dial up) but when I connect it does so through dial
up
> > networking to log on to the net; using my account name and password as
> > supplied and the telephone no. 0, 35. Can I configure my system so that
> it
>
> Using a PCI ADSL adapter is effectively no different from your old 56k
> analogue modem and will still use Dial Up Networking. It would be
different
> if you had, say an external router/ADSL modem and you connected to that
via
> ethernet. I don't think you'll get away from DUN with your current H/W.
>
> > is permanently connected to the net, at the moment I have placed a short
> cut
> > to the dial up networking connection in the Windows start up folder but
> > wondered if there was a better way.
>
> With a PCI or USB modem, your connection will be dropped whenever you log
> out of Windows or shut down. Again, an external router/Modem works
> independantly of your PC can hold your connection as long it has power.
> Like you, I have a PCI ADSL, and have also stuck a DUN shortcut into my
> Startup Folder. If you're comfortable about tinkering with Windows
> registries, you can create a "run" entry for your DUN shortcut, but it's
> little better.
> One word of warning - I hope you have some kind of Firewall installed, and
> that it is set up to start before the DUN shortcut in Startup gets called.
>
> Connection time should only be a couple of seconds, and I like to have the
> option of cancelling the connection at start up.
>
> Regards,
> Ian McIntosh
>
> >
> > I have an MRI SDL02 PCI modem and am runing Windows ME.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Andy Portess
> >
> >
> >
>



Thanks Ian. I have now established the following - the connection from the
modem to the exchange is permament and that DUN is required to authenticate
myself to the service provider. My ISP has an firewall configured to protect
my IP address; currently I have set this to block incoming connections but
may change it to block only commonly abused ports. In reality is it likely
that my PC will be attacked?

Thanks,

Andy

"Andrew P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Ian McIntosh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew P" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > Newsgroups: uk.telecom.broadband
> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:18 PM
> > Subject: Connection Help Please
> >
> >
> > > I have just set up with Metronet and am very pleased so far. However;
I
> > > have installed the modem and set up my connection which seems very
fast
> > > (512K
> > > compared to my old dial up) but when I connect it does so through dial
> up
> > > networking to log on to the net; using my account name and password as
> > > supplied and the telephone no. 0, 35. Can I configure my system so
that
> > it
> >
> > Using a PCI ADSL adapter is effectively no different from your old 56k
> > analogue modem and will still use Dial Up Networking. It would be
> different
> > if you had, say an external router/ADSL modem and you connected to that
> via
> > ethernet. I don't think you'll get away from DUN with your current H/W.
> >
> > > is permanently connected to the net, at the moment I have placed a
short
> > cut
> > > to the dial up networking connection in the Windows start up folder
but
> > > wondered if there was a better way.
> >
> > With a PCI or USB modem, your connection will be dropped whenever you
log
> > out of Windows or shut down. Again, an external router/Modem works
> > independantly of your PC can hold your connection as long it has power.
> > Like you, I have a PCI ADSL, and have also stuck a DUN shortcut into my
> > Startup Folder. If you're comfortable about tinkering with Windows
> > registries, you can create a "run" entry for your DUN shortcut, but it's
> > little better.
> > One word of warning - I hope you have some kind of Firewall installed,
and
> > that it is set up to start before the DUN shortcut in Startup gets
called.
> >
> > Connection time should only be a couple of seconds, and I like to have
the
> > option of cancelling the connection at start up.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ian McIntosh
> >
> > >
> > > I have an MRI SDL02 PCI modem and am runing Windows ME.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Andy Portess
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> Thanks Ian. I have now established the following - the connection from the
> modem to the exchange is permament and that DUN is required to
authenticate
> myself to the service provider. My ISP has an firewall configured to
protect
> my IP address; currently I have set this to block incoming connections but
> may change it to block only commonly abused ports. In reality is it
likely
> that my PC will be attacked?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy, thesedays its not likely that your PC will be attacked, its a racing
certainty.

P


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> authenticate myself to the service provider. My ISP has an firewall
> configured to protect my IP address; currently I have set this to block
> incoming connections but may change it to block only commonly abused
> ports. In reality is it likely that my PC will be attacked?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy

I am also using Metronet, although using Linux here. I have enabled
Metronets firewall, but also run a software firewall on each machine as
well.

Dave

--
And you were born knowing all about ms windows....??

"Dave Stanton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > authenticate myself to the service provider. My ISP has an firewall
> > configured to protect my IP address; currently I have set this to block
> > incoming connections but may change it to block only commonly abused
> > ports. In reality is it likely that my PC will be attacked?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy
>
> I am also using Metronet, although using Linux here. I have enabled
> Metronets firewall, but also run a software firewall on each machine as
> well.
>
> Dave
>
> --
> And you were born knowing all about ms windows....??
>

Thanks to all. I am now downloading Sygate Personal Firewall 5.5 from
zdnet.com

Cheers,

Andy