Autoconnect PPPoE on Windows XP on Boot (NOT on login)

[Luis Espinosa Márquez]

I would like to be able to have my XP machine automatically connect to my
DSL using PPPoE when the computer boots up. I do a lot of administrating
using Remote Desktop, and it really sucks when I remotely reboot the
computer, and can't reconnect to it because the machine hasn't connected to
the internet!

Just to be clear, I don't mean connecting when I log in to the machine, by
putting a shortcut to the connection in my startup folder. I'd like to be
able to have the machine connect BEFORE any users log in.

I tried putting a scheduled task to dial the connection, but it didnt work


Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

 

[purplehaz]

I do the same type of thing, just with cable so there is no connecting
required. So why don't you just set xp to auto logon so when you reboot it
will log onto the user, then have the dsl connection shortcut in your
startup folder and it will start the connection. You don't have to have
auto-logon set to always be on, you can turn it on when needed for a remote
reboot, then turn it back off after it logs in and you can connect.

 

[Luis Espinosa Márquez]

That sounds good. I will try that, thanks.

I do the same type of thing, just with cable so there is no connecting
required. So why don't you just set xp to auto logon so when you reboot it
will log onto the user, then have the dsl connection shortcut in your
startup folder and it will start the connection. You don't have to have
auto-logon set to always be on, you can turn it on when needed for a remote
reboot, then turn it back off after it logs in and you can connect.

 

[purplehaz]

You're welcome. I ran into the same probs with remote rebooting using remote
desktop and that seemed to help me out.

 

[Michal Kawecki]

I would like to be able to have my XP machine automatically connect
to my DSL using PPPoE when the computer boots up. I do a lot of
administrating using Remote Desktop, and it really sucks when I
remotely reboot the computer, and can't reconnect to it because the
machine hasn't connected to the internet!

Just to be clear, I don't mean connecting when I log in to the
machine, by putting a shortcut to the connection in my startup
folder. I'd like to be able to have the machine connect BEFORE any
users log in.

I tried putting a scheduled task to dial the connection, but it didnt
work

Make a batch file with command <rasdial Connection_Name user password>
and run it as scheduled task. Warning: this task must run with
privilegies of this user, who has properly configured Connection_Name in
his Dialup Networking. If you are unsure, login as this user and
configure this connection.

As alternative you can use a great freeware program CascADSL
http://cascadsl.free.fr/us/ - it can run as service, update of one's
domain name on free server DynDNS or No-IP, and has many other function.

 

[Alexander Grigoriev]

I think in XP the RAS connection should be able to conect as one of internal
accounts (LOCAL_SYSTEM or NETWORK_SERVICE). This is how it gets connected
when a computer behind NAT requests connection.
So you may not need to specify username and password in rasdial command.