"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Dave Smithz wrote:

Get an inexpensive router. Most routers have the ability to store the
broadband connection credentials so that the connection is always on. In
fact, some broadband modems have this feature as well. Consult the
modem's documentation. Be sure to run a good firewall. Connecting a PC
directly to the Internet can be troublesome.

Tried to convince them of this. But they wont have it. They were sent a
wireless router by BT but they want to keep using there USB one as they are
happy with it.


They complain that when they
open Outlook first, it just fails the send and receive rather then
trying to connect to the internet.

Try setting Outlook to use the LAN connection.

I'll try this as well, but really conused as why it does just not work they
way I had it set.

Brian Tillman