re: Question about 'Stop Windows from asking,
Tuesday, September 4, 2001 at 6:14 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Todd
(4 messages posted)
On a LAN, your connection is constant because it's part of your startup network TCP/IP
settings. You'd have to disable your USB/Ethernet device or the TCP/IP bindings to
it which would be inefficient and messy. You could simply power off your cable modem
to break the connection if you want.
You can 'effectively' disconnect by using Windows' IP Configuration utility to release
the IP lease connection your Ethernet card has to your cable modem. Realize, that
if you reboot your connection will be automatically restored. Also, this method sometimes
does not work with static IP configurations or DSL connections using PPPOE. Roadrunner
generally is neither and uses DHCP to obtain its IP addresses.
Go to C:\Windows\Winipcfg.exe, right click on it, select Send To, then Desktop. This
will put a shortcut to the utility on your Desktop you can use each time.
Open WINIPCFG.EXE. If your PPP (modem) adapter is showing, select your Ethernet or
USB adapter from the pull down menu, then click the "Release" button to release your
IP. When you want to renew the connection, open the utility again, select your adapter
again and press the "Renew" button. It may take a couple seconds, but you should
again see that you have an IP address from Roadrunner. Alternatively, you can use
the "Release All" and "Renew All" buttons to release and renew all network adapters.
There's a good article about shoring up your network bindings security called "Network
Bondage" at Steve Gibson's
'Shields Up' site.
I don't know why you brought up Defrag. Your LAN connections don't effect that unless
someone's already hacked you. If your defrag is slow, try removing all but Explorer
and System Tray from your Task Manager (CTRL ALT DEL) before you start. If your defrag
keeps starting over during the process make sure you have screen savers disabled.
You may also have to temporarily disable Auto Insert Notification for your CD-ROM
drive if Windows is polling your drive for a disk every second or few.
On Monday, September 3, 2001 at 7:03 pm, Michael Murphy wrote:
>I have a question about Stop
>Windows from asking, "Do you want to close your connection?":
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>The article did not apply to LAN connections. Your route to enabling/disabling the
>disconnect option is not in my software. I am a customer of roadrunner, and I need
>the option to disconnect when I so desire. For instance, I need to disconnect to
>run Defrag because of the HUGE amount of hackers on roadrunner. Please help me to
>gain the disconnect option.......
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