>>>>What happens when you open Internet Explorer when you are offline- do you get a Dial-up box? This is exactly what should happen with the posted function.
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>>>Still returns 0. Explorer does not open the dialer when opened offline and I'm not on a LAN. Clueless in Thailand.
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>>What version of IE have you? I have used this function successfully on Win98, WinNT4, and Win2K boxes, on and off networks without a problem, but on all of these systems, starting a browser session, or checking POP mail initiates a dial-up session. Your system should have a default connection method set up so browsers and the like know how to get out.
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>>This is usually specified in the browser settings. In IE5, it's under Tools-->Internet Options-->Connection.
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>>If your system is not set up properly, I can't speak for the success of the function I posted.
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>Actually, I don't normally use IE but after I configured it the function worked.

I guess that's one for the books. Glad you worked it out.