Forum Home
Press F1
Thread ID: 27639	2002-11-27 07:07:00	Annoying extension of 'Idle before hangup' time.Solution?	learner (2646)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
101896	2002-11-27 07:07:00	Hi, Can anyone please tell me how to solve the problem of windows 2000 remaining connected well beyond the 'Idle before hang up time' The IHUG>status>Properties>Options tab is currently set to 5 mins but the computer does not hang up until 15-20 minutes after last being used. We use Windows 2000 to dial out from this two computer network system. I suspect it is affected by ZoneAlarmPro. In the time between last use and when the computer elects to go off-line I notice ZoneAlarm pro flashes its sytstem tray icon and this causes the network and dial-up connection system tray icon to flash. After this sequence is repeated a few times the network and dial-up connection beats ZAP and flashes then goes off line -but about 10-15 minutes later than expected. Thanks,Rusty	learner (2646)
101897	2002-11-27 08:31:00	I think you have answered your own question. Personally I would not trust automatic disconnects, there are too many things that can operate and keep the connection active. If you only have it set for 5 mins why not just manually disconnect.	Jim B (153)
101898	2002-11-29 03:35:00	Thanks for your explanation Jim. I didn't realise that automatic disconnects are untrustworthy. I thought being Windows 2000 it would be pretty reliable. I wonder if others have found that their disconnects are unreliable and by how much? I am currently disconnecting manually but we use our computer a lot here and it seems very convenient to walk away expecting it to hangup within 5 minutes. I should set it for 1 minute idle hang up and see what happens. I still believe it only happened since I installed ZAPro -they are yet to reply. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge.	learner (2646)
1