Waiting for ICS

[Guest]

I have 3 PC's on XP (2 Pro, 1 Home). The ICS dial-up PC is Pro. When the dial
line is disconnected and users try to browse the internet, the non-ICS
systems get a "server not found" message. I realize that the ICS is dialing,
but it sometimes takes a minute or two. The non-ICS user get confused and
call me saying the internet is down. Is there a way to hang their browsers
until the connection is complete? Or tell them to wait for dialing to
complete? Thanks.

 

[Galen]

In Davenk had this to say:

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I have 3 PC's on XP (2 Pro, 1 Home). The ICS dial-up PC is Pro. When
the dial line is disconnected and users try to browse the internet,
the non-ICS systems get a "server not found" message. I realize that
the ICS is dialing, but it sometimes takes a minute or two. The
non-ICS user get confused and call me saying the internet is down. Is
there a way to hang their browsers until the connection is complete?
Or tell them to wait for dialing to complete? Thanks.

You could likely change the time-out value or, alternatively, leave the one
PC always on. With ICS and dialup you're asking a lot from a little and so
long as it suits you that's fine but a second line is well worth the price
compared to the wait you'll find when the page really is down and your time
out is set to 2 ½ minutes.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
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"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

The ICS machine is always on.
What time-out value are you referring to?

 

[Galen]

In Davenk had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

The ICS machine is always on.
What time-out value are you referring to?

Pick a site, any site. You'll be looking for "TTL" values. You CAN make it
wait the entire time (if it is connected all the time then there's no need
to wait - check your network settings for problems but it will not help you
one bit.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes