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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!oleane!jussieu.fr!math.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!psinntp!psinntp!psinntp!shelby.visix.com!usenet From: stevek@visix.com (Steve Kiernan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ppp -auto and netscape Date: 22 Aug 1996 15:24:19 GMT Organization: Visix Software, Inc. Lines: 25 Message-ID: <4vhu33$80j@shelby.visix.com> References: <321BAA89.2781E494@iaehv.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: starrion.visix.com X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.3 In-Reply-To: <321BAA89.2781E494@iaehv.nl> To: Rob van Vliet <rvv@IAEhv.nl> In article <321BAA89.2781E494@iaehv.nl>, Rob van Vliet <rvv@IAEhv.nl> writes: >Hello, > >I run FreeBSD 2.1.5 and "ppp -auto ISP", no named. > >Every time I start Netscape 3.0b6 the ppp program starts dialing out, >while there's no reason for a connection, as far as I can see. > >Anybody experienced this problem as well? > >Any idea what's the reason for this behaviour? > Is your Netscape configured to go to a default web page? If so, that's what is causing ppp to dial out, since Netscape will try to access the network connection to grab the home page. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen J. Kiernan | Oppinions expressed here are my own and do not stevek@visix.com | necessarily represent those of my employer. Visix Software, Inc. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------