Internet Connection ON/OFF?

[ErikAlbert]

Is there a way to cut off my internet connection without touching my modem, my router and my firewall.
I was thinking of an ON/OFF setting somewhere in winXPproSP2 and that keeps its value even after reboot, until I change it manually.
Thanks in advance.

[SpikeyB]

To switch off: Control panel>Network connections. Right click on the connection of interest and select Disable.

To switch on: Do the same again but select Enable as the last step

[ErikAlbert]

-{ Quote: "To switch off: Control panel>Network connections. Right click on the connection of interest and select Disable.

To switch on: Do the same again but select Enable as the last step" }-
Many thanks, it works like I expected. 8)

[StevieO]

If you can use the DUN connection to prompt you, then all you need to do is launch your browser or press Go/Enter if you have a page on standby after disconnection, and your off.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2704/dun18ez.png (http://imageshack.us)

To disconnect just right click the icon in the tray and click on disconnect. It doesn't make any difference if your on broadband or dial up, MS call it DUN. I always use this system, and with the not saved password protection, just in case someone else tried to use it.


StevieO

[ErikAlbert]

Thanks StevieO, but SpikeyB's method isn't complicated either.
I installed a shortcut on my Desktop and an icon in my system tray.
Having the possibility to do this is more important than how to do this.
In the past I used my modem to turn ON/OFF my internet connection, but my modem is attached to the wall now and not on my computer table anymore.
I often turn my internet off, if I don't really need it. :)

I always know what I want and need, but I often don't know how to do it. LOL.