From: "David Blair" 

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It's an identical situation to mine here. I never have to sign in here, =
she does.=20

Then again... she has to enter a password... I don't. I wonder, since = her
machine offers an Administrator ID, mine doesn't (all I can click is = my
own ID at startup)... could that be the thing? If so, I wonder if =
clearing the password is poosible and would change the problem?
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3eb1f25d{at}w3.nls.net...
     PPPoE is one of the variants that I thought expected a connection =
to be made.  If the DSL modem doesn't make it, I think that Windows = would.

  Rich

    "David Blair"  wrote in message =
news:3eb18e67{at}w3.nls.net...
    No, it's a PPPoE connection. It's the exact same as the setup I have =
on this machine Same ISP (for the next 24 hours...)

    The ethernet interface should work that way.


      "Rich"  wrote in message news:3eb185cb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
         It sounds like you created a PPP or VPN connection.  Some DSL =
modems work this way and require the client computer to establish the =
connection.  This is in contrast to some modems which establish the ISP =
connection on their own and expose an ethernet interface to the client.

         Windows XP will automatically log in the user when there is one =
account other than Administrator and Guest and that account has no =
password.  It doesn't automatically log in accounts with a password.  = The
mechanism to support doing this, which was present in earlier = Windows
releases, may still exist.  I never used it myself so I don't = know if
it's still around.

      Rich

        "David Blair"  wrote in message =
news:3eb183bb{at}w3.nls.net...
        I've set up a zillion network and internet connections on =
Windows. I set
        another up today, but this one acts differently, and I'm =
baffled.

        The machine has Windows XP Professional. It's on a friend's PC. =
It doesn't
        have SP1 on it yet. The ISP (SBC/Yahoo- WARNING! Avoid them!!! =
IDIOTS!
        IDIOTS!) was no help since I wasn't using their "Clog yous =
system with crap"
        install.

        I used the XP connections wizard, as I have on my XP machines =
here, and it
        went about creating the connection as normal, but instead of =
creating the
        connection where when she starts the machine it is automatically =
connected
        to the internet whenever she "signs" in, she has to clink the =
icon on the
        desktop and start up like a modem session. I recreated the =
connection 3
        times and it made no difference.

        I followed the same process I used every time I created a =
session on my
        other machines, and I don't know WHAT is different.

        I have to have missed something very obvious here. Any pointers =
here?

        Also, what am I overlooking that causes her to have to enter a =
password to
        get to the desktop when she boots? She didn't have to until I =
had her change
        the password on her machine after she dumped her boyfriend, then =
it started
        making her enter the password. Again, I'm missing something =
because I looked
        and couldn't figure out what I was missing.

        Thanks...



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It's an identical situation to mine =
here. I never=20
have to sign in here, she does. 
 
Then again... she has to enter a =
password... I=20
don't. I wonder, since her machine offers an Administrator ID, mine = doesn't (all=20
I can click is my own ID at startup)... could that be the thing? If so, = I wonder=20
if clearing the password is poosible and would change the =
problem?

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3eb1f25d{at}w3.nls.net...
     PPPoE
is one of the =
variants that I=20
  thought expected a connection to be made.  If the DSL modem =
doesn't make=20
  it, I think that Windows would.
   
  Rich
   
  

    "David Blair" <drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>">mailto:drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com">drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>
=
wrote in=20
    message news:3eb18e67{at}w3.nls.net...
    No, it's a PPPoE connection. It's =
the exact=20
    same as the setup I have on this machine Same ISP (for the next 24=20
    hours...)
     
    The ethernet interface should work =
that=20
    way.
     
     
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3eb185cb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
         It
sounds like you =
created a PPP=20
      or VPN connection.  Some DSL modems work this way and require =
the=20
      client computer to establish the connection.  This is in =
contrast to=20
      some modems which establish the ISP connection on their own and =
expose an=20
      ethernet interface to the client.
       
        
Windows XP will =
automatically=20
      log in the user when there is one account other than Administrator =
and=20
      Guest and that account has no password.  It doesn't =
automatically log=20
      in accounts with a password.  The mechanism to support doing =
this,=20
      which was present in earlier Windows releases, may still =
exist.  I=20
      never used it myself so I don't know if it's still =
around.
       
      Rich
       
      
        "David Blair" <drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>">mailto:drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com">drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>
wrote = in=20
        message news:3eb183bb{at}w3.nls.net...I'=
ve=20
        set up a zillion network and internet connections on Windows. I=20
        setanother up today, but this one acts differently, and I'm=20
        baffled.The machine has Windows XP
Professional. It's on =
a=20
        friend's PC. It doesn'thave SP1 on it yet. The ISP =
(SBC/Yahoo-=20
        WARNING! Avoid them!!! IDIOTS!IDIOTS!) was no help since I =
wasn't=20
        using their "Clog yous system with
crap"install.I =
used the=20
        XP connections wizard, as I have on my XP machines here, and =
itwent=20
        about creating the connection as normal, but instead of creating =

        theconnection where when she starts the machine it is =
automatically=20
        connectedto the internet whenever she "signs"
in, she has to =
clink=20
        the icon on thedesktop and start up like a modem session. I=20
        recreated the connection 3times and it made no =
difference.I=20
        followed the same process I used every time I created a session =
on=20
        myother machines, and I don't know WHAT is =
different.I have=20
        to have missed something very obvious here. Any pointers=20
        here?Also, what am I overlooking that causes
her to have =
to=20
        enter a password toget to the desktop when she boots? She =
didn't=20
        have to until I had her changethe password on her machine =
after she=20
        dumped her boyfriend, then it startedmaking her enter the =
password.=20
        Again, I'm missing something because I lookedand couldn't =
figure out=20
        what I was=20
  =
missing.Thanks...

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