How do I stop a PC from dialling at random?
I have recently networked (peer to peer) two PCs both running Windows XP.
Only occasionally used for e-mail/internet and the recommended (by XP) way of setting up internet access is for internet connection sharing to be used.
i.e. One computer has the connection which both use.
PC 1 has the connection and PC 2 shares it. The problem is at apparently completely random times PC 2 will dial a connection (via PC 1) which is not asked for by the user and has to be shut down or cancelled by PC 1 during the process or PC 2 after connection.
I cannot find any reference to this problem after several weeks of searching various forums and the MS database.
I have looked at the settings in IE on PC 2 but there is nothing to alter on the Internet Options Connections tab because presumably it knows that it is using connection sharing.
It is driving me nuts. I am sure that there is a simple explanation but I am at a loss.
Anybody had a similar problem?