Netscape 4.79 dialer problem

With my new XP computer, I cannot use Netscape 4.79 to connect to the Internet. Clicking the Netscape icon fails to trigger my dialer. So, I have forced to connect up directly with the dialer first, and then I can click on Netscape, but that takes longer and is extra work. Haven't been able to figure out how to configure my Netscape to trigger the dialer. Can anyone help?

 

MRBEE,

Well not sure either but I like doing the two step way you are doing it now and alway have don't it that way.

Ok I think I found it or I found it on Windows 98.

Go to your control panel, Internet Options, and the connections tab.
Check the box aways dial my default connection.

 

From Holger Metzger

4.14. Windows 2000/XP: Autodialing

In Windows 2000/XP the autodialing process is different from Win9x. In Win9x autodialing was set in Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Connections, but it's completely different in Windows 2000/XP.

To force automatic dialing when a program such as Netscape requires a TCP/IP connection do the following:
In Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Services, look for the following services:

* Remote Access Connection Manager
* Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
* Telephony

Set all those services to "automatic". Now you can even set "Never dial a connection" in Internet options, the dial out process is independant to this option. You will notice that the interface for dialing out is different than the standard IE interface.

For DSL:
Disable TCP/IP for the DSL network card, since it only serves as a virtual modem for the DSL connection. If you have a LAN connected to your PC be careful not to deactivate TCP/IP for the local area network: If you have DSL and LAN you should have two network cards in your PC, one is for the DSL, the other for the LAN, so make sure you deactivate TCP/IP for the right card (the DSL card, for example "LAN Connection 1" or "LAN connection 2").
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There is is also a script for the prefs.js file listed at the bottom of this Article. However, this is intended for Netscape 7.0 and Mozilla, not Communicator.

Ramona

 

Ramona,

Thanks, it's always good to see you around here.

Have a great weekend.

 

Once I had a simalar problem, but it always wanted to dial, even though they were on DSL. I went to Start > find > files or folders and searched for prefs.js and liprefs.js, deleted them and rebooted and fixed the problem. Might work in reverse also.

 

Glad you jumped in, Ramona. Somehow, I think you might hold the key.

Tried going to Control Panel > Administrative Tools. But, my XP Home edition doesn't show Administrative Tools in Control Panel. Closest thing is "Netscape and Internet Connections", but found nothing useful there.

This might help: When I click on my Netscape icon in Desktop, (without first using the dialer to make my connection), I get this error message: "Netscape is unable to locate the server www.google.com. Please check the server and try again".

I have no idea a) how www.google.com got listed as my server, or b) how to "check the server".

Looking forward to your, or anyone else's, suggestion(s).

 

Netscape 4.7 also has prefs.js and liprefs.js.
If you delete them and reboot, might just solve YOUR problem.