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Rebecca and Rowland <real-address-in-sig@rhu.barb.foobar> wrote:

> Paul Womar <Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Alan Guest <alan@macropolis.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > > Paul Womar <Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > > > Try goinf to the TCP/IP control pannel, setting User Mode to Advanced,
> > > > click the Options button and make sure TCP/IP is set to active and the
> > > > "Load only when needed" box is not checked.
> > > 
> > > I've found that it causes the Mac to dial up the internet account at
> > > startup if you do that.
> > 
> > I don't think it should, do you have "Connect automatically when
> > starting TCP/IP applications" enabled in OT/PPP or whatever software you
> > use?
> 
> I always get a connection on startup if I don't `load only when needed';
> this is using FreePPP 2.6 and either setting of `allow applications to
> connect'.
> 
> (Perf 475, Sys 7.6.1, OT 1.1.2)
> Rowland.

Well, after all this discourse, I tried switching it so that it didn't
just load when needed and it caused all manner of problems. I'm not
using FreePPP anymore and there doesn't seem to be the option for
'allowing application to connect'. Even though it connects at startup,
it shows no improvement on the 'Load only when needed'. The symptoms
seem to be that a) PPP connects to Demon at startup and the modem
doesn't seem to function at all with PPP when it's started up in such a
way. The modem says it's connected but software can't find any
domains/nodes at all (it doesn't even send out any signal when looking
for them). Is it just me or does anybody actually use it in such a way
on PowerMac, OS8 using Apple's PPP and TCP/IP 1.2/OT 1.2?