From: "David Blair" 

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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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No, it's a PPPoE connection. It's the =
exact same as=20
the setup I have on this machine Same ISP (for the next 24=20
hours...)
 
The ethernet interface should
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way.
 
 

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3eb185cb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     It
sounds like you =
created a PPP or=20
  VPN connection.  Some DSL modems work this way and require the =
client=20
  computer to establish the connection.  This is in contrast to =
some modems=20
  which establish the ISP connection on their own and expose an ethernet =

  interface to the client.
   
     Windows XP will =
automatically log in=20
  the user when there is one account other than Administrator and Guest =
and that=20
  account has no password.  It doesn't automatically log in =
accounts with a=20
  password.  The mechanism to support doing this, which was present =
in=20
  earlier Windows releases, may still exist.  I never used it =
myself so I=20
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  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>
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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 =
friend's=20
    PC. It doesn'thave SP1 on it yet. The ISP (SBC/Yahoo- WARNING! =
Avoid=20
    them!!! IDIOTS!IDIOTS!) was no help since I wasn't using their =
"Clog=20
    yous system with crap"install.I used
the XP connections =
wizard,=20
    as I have on my XP machines here, and itwent about creating the=20
    connection as normal, but instead of creating theconnection =
where when=20
    she starts the machine it is automatically connectedto the =
internet=20
    whenever she "signs" in, she has to clink the icon on
thedesktop =
and=20
    start up like a modem session. I recreated the connection 3times =
and it=20
    made no difference.I followed the same process I used every =
time I=20
    created a session on myother machines, and I don't know WHAT is=20
    different.I have to have missed something very
obvious here. =
Any=20
    pointers 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 =
have to=20
    until I had her changethe password on her machine after she =
dumped her=20
    boyfriend, then it startedmaking her enter the password. Again, =
I'm=20
    missing something because I lookedand couldn't figure out what I =
was=20
    =
missing.Thanks...

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