Internet Connection question

hey all you smart geeks!

i've been having problems w/my Win XP compy losing connectivity (using cable w/modem and router for 2nd comp) and we've been getting around it by just rebooting.

yesterday and now, once we've got it rebooted, it wants to connect via dial-up. i've got kids, so who knows who tried to do what, but i have no idea how to fix it.

somehow yesterday, i just closed the dial-up window and went about my biz and it worked fine.

but this morning, it wont do anything when i close the dial-up window. it wont connect (yet, obviously i am connected as i'm using the slave comp).

thanks if y'all know how i can fix this new prob!

 

well, somehow its fixed, again... i went to internet tools and went to connection (maybe). did the diagnostic. it tried to hook-up via dial-up again, i clicked 'cancel', then it told me all was fine... go figure. ^shrug^

 

Start I.E pull down Tools/ Internet Options, choose the connection Tab and check Never dial a connection.

In addtion optimize your TCP/IP stack,
http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html

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