Internet connection disconnects when detects inactivity ...

[CRD2.0]

Sometime way back, I was given the option to disconnect from the internet if
inactivity was detected after a certain time period. I don't recall what
program it was or even if it was a windows' setting. Now I'm finding this
feature a pain, and would like to disable it. Unfortunately, I cannot recall
or find anything within windows where I can do this. Any suggestions?

 

[Anteaus]

Look in the router's PPP (WAN) config for two items:

Dial On Demand: NO (unticked)
Inactivity Timeout : Zero

These settings should nail the problem.

To access the router's config, you enter its IP address into a browser. This
varies between models, but many linksys units are 192.168.1.1

 

[CRD2.0]

Thanks for your reply - I spent 30 minutes going through every page in my
router, and the only way I could locate reference to "Keep Alive" and
"Connect on Demand" on the setup page is if I select any "internet connection
type" as other than "obtain an IP automatically", ie PPPoE or RAS or PPTE,
etc. I've always had the "Obtain an IP Automatically" selected, and with
that, I don't have the option to affect "keep alive" or Connect on Demand".
On the information bar to the right of these settings - there is a mention
that I could select "Connect on demand" on the "Status" screen - but when I
looked at the Status screen - everything is read-only, and there isn't any
button or even any mention of Connect on Demand. My linksys is a BEFSX41,
with ver1.52.9 firmware. My ISP is with Telus - would I use the PPPoE,
instead of "obtain IP automatically"?