Proxy Auto Dial Never Hangs Up When Idle (171360)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0
- Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q171360 SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Proxy AutoDial does not hang up when the connection is idle.
CAUSE
The Auto-HangUp will fail with any of the following conditions:
- You have a Winsock application on a client open and connected to
the Internet.
- You have a Web Proxy client (Web Browser) connected to a Web Page
that has a refresh tag in it.
- The active caching of the Web Proxy Service is updating the cache.
- Other TCP/IP traffic is hitting the modem connection from the Internet.
WORKAROUND
The Idle TimeOut option in Dial Up Networking must be set for the
connection to hang up after being idle.
- Open the Dial Up Networking dialog box, and select User Preferences
from the More button.
- Disable AutoDial by Location and set Idle Seconds Before Hanging Up
to the desired amount of time.
- Choose Logon Preferences from the More button and set Idle Seconds
Before Hanging Up to the same value as User Preferences.
- Open Control Panel, Services and disable the Remote Access AutoDial
Manager service.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/1999 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB171360 |
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