Problem setting up a speedtouch adsl modem

Hi,
I have one computer running Windows XP (home). It uses a Speedtouch ADSL modem
to connect to Tiscali broadband. I have set it up as per Tiscali instructions
and it works ok. The problem is I want the modem to connect to the Internet
while booting up my computer, instead of having to launch IE to make the
connection. I have tried every think I know without success. Can anyone make
any suggestions as to how I can do this.

Thanks

Cyberdog wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have one computer running Windows XP (home). It uses a Speedtouch
> ADSL modem to connect to Tiscali broadband. I have set it up as per
> Tiscali instructions and it works ok. The problem is I want the modem
> to connect to the Internet while booting up my computer, instead of
> having to launch IE to make the connection. I have tried every think
> I know without success. Can anyone make any suggestions as to how I
> can do this.

I'm not sure whether this can be done with a dial-up connection. Yes, I know
you have broadband, but it's treated as a dial-up connection by Windows if
you have an ADSL modem connected by USB.

Actually, you could try pasting a shortcut to the connection object (which
is in Control Panel | Network Connections) into the Start | Programs |
Startup group. You'd need to set the attribute to connect automatically
without requiring manual confirmation. This might work - I've not got an
ADSL modem to be able to try it myself.

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:30:13 +0000, Cyberdog <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Can anyone make
>any suggestions as to how I can do this.

put a shortcut to the connection icon in the Startup menu and set it
to connect automatically and save the password.

Google for RASdial if that don't work.

Phil

On 23 Dec 2006, Cyberdog <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have one computer running Windows XP (home). It uses a Speedtouch ADSL modem
>to connect to Tiscali broadband. I have set it up as per Tiscali instructions
>and it works ok. The problem is I want the modem to connect to the Internet
>while booting up my computer, instead of having to launch IE to make the
>connection. I have tried every think I know without success. Can anyone make
>any suggestions as to how I can do this.

I think the problem is that PCI and USB modems are being treated as dial-up
modems, and of course don't have the 'always on' option that can be had if
you use a router. I first signed up for wires-only ADSL at the end of 2001
(as a trial user, before it was launched in the UK in April 2002). I found
a USB (Alcatel 'frog') modem so frustrating that I had a 90+VAT (later half
that price) 4-port Conexant chipset modem/router in use within 6 or 8 weeks
and have never considered a USB unit since. I'd suggest you consider using
a cheap ADSL 2/2+ router and connect with an ethernet cable (most PCs have
10/100 Mbps ethernet as standard these days). Sorry if that's the answer
you don't want to have, but I suspect others may suggest a router, too.

The router can be turned off (if you are power conscious) or stays online
whatever you want to do on the PC - so rebooting etc won't do anything to
the router - it stays on all the time, can be weeks or months at a time
so long as your ISP doesn't reset the connection too often).

http://www.linuxadsl.co.uk/ has been selling Safecom 4-port routers for a
while (but I found the Zyxel Prestige router worked better for me than the
other routers I had previously used - I have been on DSL Max for months
and some others were disconnecting late at night, where the Zyxel stays
connected and gives me faster data speeds through it (easily get 5000 kbps
and have had higher at times too, but don't push it all the time - d/l as
much as I like without ever guessing the totals each month - only on the
cheapest Eclipse account at 14.99 but it works well for me.)

--
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Join team UK-24x7 (position 212) Let's beat "United States" :->

Change to DSL Max the way I did: switch ISP <http://www.dslmax.info/>

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:30:13 +0000, Cyberdog <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi,
>I have one computer running Windows XP (home). It uses a Speedtouch ADSL modem
>to connect to Tiscali broadband. I have set it up as per Tiscali instructions
>and it works ok. The problem is I want the modem to connect to the Internet
>while booting up my computer, instead of having to launch IE to make the
>connection. I have tried every think I know without success. Can anyone make
>any suggestions as to how I can do this.
>
>Thanks
Thanks Everyone for your assistance. I will try what Martin suggested and see
if I can load it from the startup folder.
Thanks