Most ISPs have a max session length. This is set to disconnect you after yo
u reach this preset usage. Some set it at 20 minutes and others at 8 hours
or more. This information is usualy not known by most of the first and seco
nd teir support personnel that try to help members with problems. I would s
uggest you go a little higher in the ISPs orginazation to get what their pre
set usage time is and it will probably be the 5 hours you stated. I know of
no app that would limit you on your computer to that.
Troy Mowdy
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 2:26 PM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Internet connection
> Ladies and gents, I need all of you to put on your thinking caps and help
me
> solve this problem.
>
> I get knocked off line after I have been on exactly 5 hours, and then exac
tly 5
> hours after that. A person at the telephone company has been helping me a
nd did
> extensive testing and says it's not the phone line. My ISP insists that t
hey
> have nothing that would be causing it. So now I'm assuming it's a setting
> somewhere on my computer. I have searched everywhere and can't find anyth
ing
> that would be causing it. Any ideas anyone???
>
> I've ruled out Control Panel/Internet/Connections/Dialup Settings/Advanced
.
> There are two check boxes there that you can set to make it disconnect but
> neither of them are checked.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Linda Aldridge
>
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