How to Decrease Logon Time to Internet Providers

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When you dial in to an Internet Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provider, there may be a long logon delay. To decrease this delay time, open the properties for the Internet Providers connectoid and click Server Type. Click to clear the following check boxes:

   Under Advanced Options

    - Log On To Network

   Under Allowed Network Protocols

    - NetBEUI
    - IPX/SPX Compatible
				

Disabling these options should reduce the amount of time it takes to log on to an Internet provider.

By default, Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking connectoids have the Software Compression and Log On To Network options enabled. They also bind the NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP protocols to the dial-up adapter.

By default, Windows 98 Dial-Up Networking connectoids also have the Software Compression and Log On To Network options enabled. If the NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP protocols are bound to the dial-up adapter in Windows 95 and you upgrade to Windows 98, all three protocols are still bound to the dial-up adapter. If you install Windows 98 without upgrading Windows 95, only TCP/IP is bound to the dial-up adapter although the NetBEUI, IPX/SPX Compatible, and TCP/IP check boxes are selected.

By default, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Dial-Up Networking connections have enabled software compression, but the "Log onto Network" feature is not enabled by default.

When the Log On To Network option is enabled, the Dial-Up Networking service tries to find a Microsoft Windows network. If it does not find one, it times out. This behavior causes the delay when you log on to an Internet provider, since the PPP server for the Internet provider will not be running a Microsoft Windows network. Disabling the Log On To Network option decreases this delay.

In most cases, the PPP server will be running only the TCP/IP protocol. Removing the NetBEUI and IPX/SPX protocols from the connectoid saves a few more seconds by not trying to bind these protocols to the dial-up adapter.