Modem Constantly Wants to Dial ISP

[mike]

I have a system that wants to constantly dial the ISP,
even if nothing else is running. How can I find out what
application or process is trying to dial?

I have disabled the Norton LiveUpdate and a couple of
apps that would seem to want updates.

Any ideas?

 

[Steve]

Apps, like he ones you mentioned, will wait for a connection rather than
dial up without your consent. Peraps you have spyware onyour pc. Get
Ad-aware and check. They are usually the culprits.

 

[Steve]

That setting will only try to connect if a program requests it.

Also, there is a setting that instructs the dialer program to never dial
connection', dial whenever a network connection is not present' and 'always
dial my default connection'. You can find these settings in IE under
Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections. If the setting is 'always', it
may cause the dialer software to keep trying to connect - regardless of
whether another program is trying to get internet access.
Apps, like he ones you mentioned, will wait for a connection rather than
dial up without your consent. Peraps you have spyware onyour pc. Get
Ad-aware and check. They are usually the culprits.

 

[Maureen Goldman]

I have a system that wants to constantly dial the ISP,
even if nothing else is running. How can I find out what
application or process is trying to dial?

I have disabled the Norton LiveUpdate and a couple of
apps that would seem to want updates.

Any ideas?

A response posted by MVP Kelly Theriot to the same question:
Right click My Network Places/Properties/Advanced (top
toolbar)/Dial-Up Preferences/Enable Auto-Dial by Location/Uncheck all
locations and check off always ask me before auto dialing. Also,
Disable autodial while I am logged on.

In the Enable Auto-Dial By Location dialog box, select each location
for which you want the automatic dialing feature to operate. Reboot.

Disable or Enable AutoDial (Line 91)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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.