Computer Automatically Dials to the Internet
- Document ID: 98080849
- Posted Date: 2003-10-20
- Last Updated: 2003-10-20
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- Applicable Models
Satellite All Portege All Tecra All Satellite Pro All
- Issue
Computer starts dialing an internet connection by itself.
CAUSE:
The cause is a file named rasautou.exe. This is the remote access connection command. The file cannot be erased, and when the process is halted in Windows Task Manager it sometimes returns within seconds. It is designed to automatically connect you to the internet.
- Resolution
To disable the file from dialing out to the internet automatically, please follow these steps:
1. Click on the Start button > go to Run > Type in COMMAND. At the c:\ command prompt, type these two lines and hit Enter after each one:
sc config rasauto start= disabled
net stop rasauto
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2. a. From the Start menu, click Run.
b. In the Run dialog box, type: Regedit. Click OK.
c. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS AutoDial
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS AutoDial\Default
d. Do not delete the key, but remove any entries other than the "Default" entry, under the 2 keys listed below in the registry.
3. Click on the Start button > go to Run > Type in COMMAND. At the c:\ command prompt, type in rasautou -s this will list out any autodial addresses.
Enumerating AutoDial addresses... There should be 0 Autodial addresses.
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