Does unused Netscape consume bandwidth?

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From: Stephanie John
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00

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I work in a corporation where 70+ PC's use one ISDN line for Internet access through a router.  Our computer folks say I should close Netscape when I'm not using it because 'it consumes bandwidth on the ISDN line/slows down Internet access for everyone else'.

This puzzles me: I'm not using push technology or channels or anything else that pulls in data without my clicking on a link.  I remember that Netscape 3.x would let you change the default number of simultaneous connections (4).  I use Netscape Communicator 4.04 and found in their help library that the default is still 4.  Closing and opening Netscape over and over every day will make me nuts.  So my question is: does Netscape consume LAN bandwidth *or* (most importantly) ISDN bandwidth if left open but unused?

I would appreciate a technical answer (I can understand just about anything) as I may need to convince others... You will have my deepest gratitude.  

TIA

Stephanie John
johnste@pilot.msu.edu

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