How to auto dial ADSL connection on reboot?

[MFour]

Hi All

I'm struggeling with this one a bit.

I've copied a shortcut of the DASL dial-up into the start menu, unticked the "ask for UN and PW" option. It works well, reboot the pc and the ADSL dial-up dials in with no problems. However, when I create a user account with a password on WinXP the dial-up will only dial once I have logged in with a Win user account.

What I need then (apparently) is for the PC to auto-dial the connection after a reboot (or once the power has come back on after load shedding ), probably by making/installing it as a Win service, or something like that.

Can anyone please assist me with this, as I need to get that pc to reboot and get connected so that the VPN becomes available. Unfortunately it has to be dial-up, and not a router connection.

Much appreciated.

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

program called adslautoconnect - can install as a windows service - however you need the pc to log into windows automatically (without usernames/passwords) otherwise service doesn't start

 

[mh348]

Try This...


• If your service provider requires authentication, make sure you have saved the password by checking the Save Password checkbox in the Connect Connection Name window and connecting at least once.
• If you are running Windows 2000, right-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop and select Properties to bring up the Network and Dial-up Connections window.
• If you are running Windows XP/2003, click the Start button, select Control Panel, then click Network and Internet Connections and then click the Network Connections control panel icon to bring up the Network Connections window.
• Locate the Dial-Up connection you created for PPP over Ethernet, right-click it and select Properties.
• Select the Options tab and clear all checkboxes under Dialing options.
• Under Redialing options, set Idle time before hanging up: to never and check the Redial if line is dropped checkbox.
• Click OK to save the changes.
• Now click the Start button, select Settings then Control Panel to open the Control Panel window.
• In the Control Panel window, double-click Scheduled Tasks.
• In the Scheduled Tasks window, double-click Add Scheduled Task.
• On the welcome screen of the Scheduled Task Wizard, click Next.
• At the program selection step, click Browse... and browse to your WINNT\System32 directory (Windows 2000) or to your Windows\System32 directory (Windows XP/2003).
• Type RASPHONE.EXE (note the spelling!) in the File name: edit box or locate it in the directory and select it and click Open.
• Make up a name for this task and under Perform this task: select When my computer starts. Click Next.
• Enter your password. Note: The task must be run under the same account which the dial-up entry was created under.
• At the final step, make sure that Open advanced properties for this task when I click finish is checked and click Finish.
• In the advanced properties, edit the Run: edit box and append the command-line parameters " -d "Connection Name"".
• Go to the Settings tab and clear all checkboxes on that page.
• Click OK to close the task's properties.
• Finally, you need to make a little registry change to prevent Windows from disconnecting when a user logs on and off again:
Run REGEDIT and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Then right-click the right-hand pane, select New -> String Value, name the value KeepRasConnections and set it to 1.
• Reboot. Windows will establish the connection automatically and keep it until you shut the machine down.
• NOTE: The connection will not be properly terminated when shutting the machine down or rebooting. This can cause problems with service providers who take very long to detect such a dropped connection and limit the number of concurrent connections.

 

[MFour]

@ MrNutz: Thanks, unfortunately it is crutial for the box to have a password on.

@ mh348: Wow, that's a mounthfull, but will certainly try it tonight. Thanks.

 

[1nsane!]

There is another alternative, you can download routesentry, add it to the local machine startup and configure it to automatic dial the connection

 

[MFour]

There is another alternative, you can download routesentry, add it to the local machine startup and configure it to automatic dial the connection

Hmm yes I wondered if that would work. Good thanks, I love having options Will try that as well.

 

[medicnick83]

There is another alternative, you can download routesentry, add it to the local machine startup and configure it to automatic dial the connection

HAHAHA! I was so waiting for someone to just say this... HAHA! Took so long!

mh348 really does have too much time on his hands

 

[MFour]

@ mh348: Thanks a lot mate, that works like a charm