Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup

Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup




If remote connections are enabled in Windows, the system may try to initiate an Internet connection at Windows startup or at the start of many applications. This setting disables that behavior.



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole. Value Name: EnableRemoteConnect, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: "Y" = enable automatic connections, "N" = disabled.



Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'EnableRemoteConnect' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

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Modify the Internet Auto-Dial Settings

Modify the Internet Auto-Dial Settings




Windows has the option to automatically dial your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish an Internet connection. This option can be controlled using this tweak. Start/Run/Regedit



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Value Name: EnableAutodial

Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value)

Value Data: (00 00 00 00 = disabled, 01 00 00 00 = enabled)



Create a new binary value named "EnableAutodial", and set the new value to equal "01 00 00 00" to enable autodial or "00 00 00 00" to disable it.

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Auto-Dialing Issues

Auto-Dialing Issues




Check your settings here: Network Connections/Advanced/Dial-Up Preferences/Enable Auto-Dial by Location/Uncheck all locations.



To view the list of names and addresses recorded by AutoDial, type the following command at a command prompt:

rasautou -s



To delete a name or address entry from the list: Start/Run/Regedit



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Addresses



You can delete any TCP/IP addresses that you see under this key. Note that AutoDial can use IP addresses, DNS fully qualified domain names (FQDN), and NetBIOS names.

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ASDL/Cable Modem Disconnects

ASDL/Cable Modem Disconnects




With some ADSL/Cable modems (especially USB) you may have a problem with getting disconnected after a few hours, here are two ways to fix that. Disable Hibernation and Disable Windows Messenger.



DSL Cable Modems Disconnects



Right click My Computer Icon/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager. Expand USB Controllers/Double Click USB Root Hub. Select Power Management and uncheck, Allow the computer to turn off the device to save power.



Tip: Stop connection from timing out on Web Pages. Sometimes when trying to connect to a Web site, that connection

attempt "times-out" due to the slowness of response, and you get a "Could not connect to ... ". Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Net.



In the left pane, locate the 0000 Key (or 0001, 0002, or 0003) that represents your modem or NIC. Under that

Key, locate the Value name called "SLOWNET" (right pane). Double click on SLOWNET, and change "Value

data = 01" (zero & 1), to "00" (2 zero's). Close RegEdit, and reboot.

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