If you are talking about "disconnect call if idle for more than xx minutes" (or in your case NOT selected...) that setting is (in Win95b): Start, Settings, Control Panel, Modems, Properties, Connections, etc. If you are talking about "keep-alive" programs that "ping" your ISP, and keep you online while doing nothing... All I can say is don't get caught with one... They frown on it... I just hang up and come back... Big downloads are a different story... Rick Glazier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Weingart" <[log in to unmask]> > Just a quick question, or so I hope. Somewhere I read where you can change your settings so if you are away from your computer for a while, and on line, your connection will not be terminated. Could somewhere please tell me how to adjust that setting? thanks, PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>