DSL Connection vs. Dialup Connection

smeep · 11-04-2006, 10:58 AM

I have DSL. My mother's laptop broke so she's been using my computer. Well, she decided to sign on through MSN one day, and ever since my computer will randomly popup with a message asking if I want to connect or work offline. When I click connect it pops up with MSN. It's really getting on my last nerve. How do I get it back to recognizing my DSL all the time???

donkey42 · 11-04-2006, 01:48 PM

Hi

,if i understand corretly, i think you just need to clear the cookies from your machine,

smeep · 11-05-2006, 11:08 AM

How do I do that?

donkey42 · 11-05-2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by smeep

How do I do that?

<control panel> <internet options> and in "temp internet files" there is a button saying something like <delete cookies> and you may as well press <delete files> too and how much space has being allocated in settings ?

also ensure "automatically" check for new versions of stored pages,

sorry, i cant remember exactly how to do it in XP but i've been exclusively using kubuntu

just booted XP in VMware to find settings

hope that was helpful

smeep · 11-07-2006, 04:59 PM

It's still doing it. :(

smeep · 11-07-2006, 05:00 PM

And how much space should I have allotted for storage?

donkey42 · 11-08-2006, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by smeep

It's still doing it. :(

that just shows that your cache needed clearing

donkey42 · 11-08-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by smeep

And how much space should I have allotted for storage?

in "Settings", how much space is allocated ?

~~BuffaloChips~~ · 11-10-2006, 12:27 PM

Well, first thing, when that pops up, are you already tooling the net? If you are then your DSL is working. It's just something with the browser that doesn't seem to know that. How exactly did she sign on to MSN in the first place? Did she use a dial-up or did she sign on through your DSL?

wilson44512 · 11-16-2006, 12:35 PM

if your using your dsl threw the Ethernet plug. don't have the the phone plugged in to the phone modem on your PC. who is your dsl provider? is it yahoo or msn. or who. if it aint msn. go threw your pc an delete any thing that has to do with msn. what browser are you using? if ie? go to control panel internet options an on the first page. make sure it dont have a msn home page listed there. if it is change it.

11-04-2006, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
smeep Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP	DSL Connection vs. Dialup Connection I have DSL. My mother's laptop broke so she's been using my computer. Well, she decided to sign on through MSN one day, and ever since my computer will randomly popup with a message asking if I want to connect or work offline. When I click connect it pops up with MSN. It's really getting on my last nerve. How do I get it back to recognizing my DSL all the time???

11-04-2006, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
donkey42 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 46 OS: Kubuntu Feisty	Hi :wave: Hi,if i understand corretly, i think you just need to clear the cookies from your machine, __________________ Intel P4 3Ghz Ceder Mill, Corsair VS 1Gb DDR2 PC5300, Kubuntu (Feisty), NV Geforce 6200 (256Mb), Seagate HDDs, Foxconn P4M800P7MB, AC/97, Antec TP Trio 550W, AOC 7Vlr, Hayes Ethernet Router 15085 (i think)

11-16-2006, 12:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
wilson44512 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 28 OS: xp	if your using your dsl threw the Ethernet plug. don't have the the phone plugged in to the phone modem on your PC. who is your dsl provider? is it yahoo or msn. or who. if it aint msn. go threw your pc an delete any thing that has to do with msn. what browser are you using? if ie? go to control panel internet options an on the first page. make sure it dont have a msn home page listed there. if it is change it. Last edited by wilson44512; 11-16-2006 at 12:45 PM.

11-05-2006, 11:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
smeep Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP	How do I do that?

11-07-2006, 04:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
smeep Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP	It's still doing it. :(

11-07-2006, 05:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
smeep Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP	And how much space should I have allotted for storage?

11-10-2006, 12:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~BuffaloChips~~ Register user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South East Posts: 82 OS: XP Pro sp.2	Well, first thing, when that pops up, are you already tooling the net? If you are then your DSL is working. It's just something with the browser that doesn't seem to know that. How exactly did she sign on to MSN in the first place? Did she use a dial-up or did she sign on through your DSL?