[Pc_Support] Network Connections in Windows XP

[Tim McDonough]

Thanks Aaron and Bryan. I had not checked there. I kept looking under 
properties of the VPN connection itself, etc.

Tim

Aaron Morrison wrote:
> Try looking at the settings in:
> 
> control panel -> Internet Options -> Connections
> 
> There are options in there that I think will help your situation.
> 
> --am
> 
> 
> On 26 May 2006 at 7:23, Tim McDonough wrote:
> 
> 
>>In my home office I have wireless DSL service. During bad weather
>>(heavy rain, etc.) it occasionally drops out for a second or so. When
>>this happens XP tries to fire off my VPN connection to the office.
>>This won't work because of course that happens over the WDSL.
>>
>>The problem is it's really annoying when the connection box pops up
>>for the password and I'm in the middle of writing a document, etc. Is
>>there a way to tell the Windows VPN connection to ONLY try to open
>>when I want it and not have it randomly open trying to find the
>>machine a connection to the outside world? I did not see any obvious
>>settings like an automatic/manual setting, etc.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Tim