Ugh, Netscape problem...

[Tool]

Well my MSN is being cancled (sp?) tomorrow and we're going to the Netscape 5x Faster BS. Anyway, when you singon, it's kinda like AOL and opens up your browser and makes it so if you close out of your browser you disconnect. Anyway to make it so you can just connect and not have a browser up?

[splintercell]

Maybe. If you are running XP and can get the number it dials up to, you could possibly set up the connection yourself. (by going to control panel>network and internet connections>set up or change your internet connection) I never use the big name ISP's because they always annoy me with disconnects and the like, so I'm not sure if this will work, but it seems logical. If you have to connect, you connect through either a dial up number of a broadband modem. Not sure how you set up the broadband, but if you are using dial up set your connection up from the previously described location and it may let you connect without the hassle of opening the browser.

[Bowbow]

Hmm good point, except for some providers, the numbers they have require proxies along with it. Such as AOL, aol has built in proxy (to my knowledge, i think) that would only work if AOL is opened and is the program used to dial. And besides, if you dialed like what splintercell just said, in theory, wouldnt u have to pay MORE? Phone bill AND ISP bill? (or does ISP cover phone bill) Eh.

[splintercell]

Depends...if you are on dial up and you dial aol, you would need a local number to dial or your ISP(in this case aol) would need to have a direct number so you don't have to pay long distance every time you get online. The proxies can be taken care of from the set up menu, and in any there should be a way to bypass starting the browser and open the port directly, (EX: simulating the browser being open by having it run in memory or minimized in the system tray), thus allowing you to dial or connect without having to open the browser or worry with disconnecting if you close it out. (in theory, of course)