Temporarily deactivate modem

[Guest]

Hi everyone,

is there some way in XP to temporarily deactivate a modem and to activate it
again some time later? Maybe by changing some value in the registry?

If anyone has any idea about this, I´d really appreciate it.

Regards,

Martin

 

[Kelly]

Hi Martin,

What are you trying to do? Does this concern the backup option offered by
going via DSL or Cable and that the dial-up window pops-up when not needed?
If so, in IE, go to Start/Tools/Internet Options/Connections/Never Dial.

If this is not the case, more details needed.

 

[Guest]

Hi Kelly,

thanks for your fast reply!

I am working on a system for a customer who wants to have an advanced
network connection via modem, accepting incoming connections. To be sure that
no one can connect from outside (exept at certain times), he wants to be able
to deactivate this connection at any time by starting a batch or similar, and
activate it later for a short time.

Martin

 

[Richard]

The easist way to achieve this and it is totally fail safe is to use the
plug and socket that comes on the end of the modem cable.
Human interaction is needed but if there is any sort of security issue
involved this is one of the few ways to ensure what you need to ensure.
There are other complex ways but they tend to involve cash and sometimes
lots of it. However be aware that there is no "remote access option" the
manual method needs someone there to deal with the issue.
Richard

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply, Richard.

Unfortunately, there will be no access to the socket or plug ;-)
So I need some solution under XP.

Martin

 

[Jon]

Could create a one click shortcut to device manager (ie devmgmt.msc in
C:\WINDOWS\system32).
Then right-click your modem and choose disable / enable
(For a fully automated solution this could potentially be scripted eg using
vbscript)

Or for another automated solution you could perhaps do something with
Hardware Profiles (one profile having the modem disabled) and an automated
restart.

Think the registry route would be hard and involve quite a few changes.

Jon

 

[Kelly]

Hi Martin,

If he knows the preset times, create a vb script to handle this and then use
scheduled tasks. If not, create the vb script as a desktop toggle.

 

[Bob I]

You could send the Command to disable AutoAnswer to the modem to prevent
outside access. Then send the command for Autoanswer to re-enable it at
appropriate time.