WARNING - this has only been tested on windows 2000 professional SP1

Once a dialup connection is established it can be useful to allow the person using a computer to logout without dropping the connection. Then by logging on to the computer another person can use the machine without incurring the cost of establishing the dialup connection. This persistent connection allows the user to logout and login without making another local phone call.

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Registry file to set the computer to keep alive any dialup RAS connections even if you logout.

This file contains

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"KeepRasConnections"="1"

Registry file to turn of the setting to keep alive any dialup RAS connections even if you logout.

This file contains

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] 
"KeepRasConnections"="0" 

When you log off in Windows NT or Windows 2000 the operating systen closes all dialup connections opened during the session.

If you add this registry key and set it to 1, the system will not close the dialip connections when logging off.

I just made this stuff up as I went along so of course what you may do with it is nothing to do with me.

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