Internet connection question

I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook Express
6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you like to go
Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No Internet connection
is currently available..." With a box labelled "Work Offline" and one
labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try Again" I get connected again but I
find this an irritation. Anyone know what's causing this?

In message <A3Moi.1651$(E-Mail Removed)>, Pjmac35
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>I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook Express
>6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you like to go
>Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No Internet connection
>is currently available..." With a box labelled "Work Offline" and one
>labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try Again" I get connected again but I
>find this an irritation. Anyone know what's causing this?
>
what hardware do you connect through?
which ISP? Virgin?

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dave @ stejonda

"dave @ stejonda" <no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> In message <A3Moi.1651$(E-Mail Removed)>, Pjmac35
> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook Express
>>6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you like to go
>>Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No Internet connection
>>is currently available..." With a box labelled "Work Offline" and one
>>labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try Again" I get connected again but I
>>find this an irritation. Anyone know what's causing this?
>>
> what hardware do you connect through?
> which ISP? Virgin?
>
> --
> dave @ stejonda

Netgear router DG834G v2
Virgin.net

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Pjmac35 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "dave @ stejonda" <no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In message <A3Moi.1651$(E-Mail Removed)>, Pjmac35
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>> I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook
>>> Express 6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you
>>> like
>>> to go Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No
>>> Internet connection is currently available..." With a box labelled
>>> "Work Offline" and one labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try
>>> Again" I get connected again but I find this an irritation. Anyone
>>> know what's causing this?
>> what hardware do you connect through?
>> which ISP? Virgin?
>>
>> --
>> dave @ stejonda
>
> Netgear router DG834G v2
> Virgin.net

Look at the router config. Maybe there's an inactivity timeout which drops
the connection after a certain time if nothing is received or transmitted?
Find how to disable this - maybe by setting it to a very long time, or even
zero. Your manual should tell you.

Also, Virgin might be dropping the connection after a period of inactivity.
If so, the way round that is to make sure that there always *is* some
activity - by scheduling OE, Mailwasher, etc. to check for new emails (say)
every 10 minutes.
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Roger
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"Pjmac35" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook Express
>6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you like to go
>Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No Internet connection
>is currently available..." With a box labelled "Work Offline" and one
>labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try Again" I get connected again but I
>find this an irritation. Anyone know what's causing this?

You haven't got OE set to hang up after sending and receiving, have you?
Check tool/options/connections and untick the box.

George

"George Weston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Pjmac35" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook Express
>>6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you like to go
>>Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No Internet connection
>>is currently available..." With a box labelled "Work Offline" and one
>>labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try Again" I get connected again but I
>>find this an irritation. Anyone know what's causing this?
>
> You haven't got OE set to hang up after sending and receiving, have you?
> Check tool/options/connections and untick the box.
>
> George
>No

PJM

Pjmac35 wrote:

> I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook Express
> 6.

Your internet connection is NOT "through Outlook Express 6".

There's your first problem.

Who is your broadband supplier and how is the connection configured ? And where
did you get the idea that OE provides your internet connection ?

Are you using a USB connected ADSL modem btw ?

Graham

On 22 Jul, 18:01, "Pjmac35" <h.macgu...@virgin.net> wrote:
> I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook Express
> 6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you like to go
> Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No Internet connection
> is currently available..." With a box labelled "Work Offline" and one
> labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try Again" I get connected again but I
> find this an irritation. Anyone know what's causing this?

OK, not sure if this will work but I osume you use Internet Explorer?

If so open Internet Explorer, Go to the "Tools" Tab at the top and
click it, scroll down to "Internet Options" and click that, choose the
"connections" tab at the top and click that and then make sure that
"Never dial a connection is selected".

HTH

"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Pjmac35 wrote:
>
>> I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook
>> Express
>> 6.
>
> Your internet connection is NOT "through Outlook Express 6".
>
> There's your first problem.
>
> Who is your broadband supplier and how is the connection configured ? And
> where
> did you get the idea that OE provides your internet connection ?
>
> Are you using a USB connected ADSL modem btw ?
>
> Graham
>

The netgear router is connected to the LAN socket on the desktop machine.

PJM

"Peter Parker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 22 Jul, 18:01, "Pjmac35" <h.macgu...@virgin.net> wrote:
>> I have a broadband, always-on internet connection, through Outlook
>> Express
>> 6. From time to time, I getb a message box headed, "Would you like to go
>> Offline?" In the box it says something beginning, "No Internet
>> connection
>> is currently available..." With a box labelled "Work Offline" and one
>> labelled, "Try Again". If I click "Try Again" I get connected again but
>> I
>> find this an irritation. Anyone know what's causing this?
>
> OK, not sure if this will work but I osume you use Internet Explorer?
>
> If so open Internet Explorer, Go to the "Tools" Tab at the top and
> click it, scroll down to "Internet Options" and click that, choose the
> "connections" tab at the top and click that and then make sure that
> "Never dial a connection is selected".
>
> HTH
>

Actually use Firefox most of the time, but if I use IE7 the same thing
occurs, and, Yes, that "Never dial a connection" box is ticked.

PJM