I have a desktop PC and a laptop which I have set up as home network. I am
connecting the laptop to the internet via the modem connected to the desktop
PC, this works fine for the internet but when I try to use Outlook Express on
my laptop it will not use the LAN and keeps asking me to dial-up to the
internet. How can I get Outlook to connect to the internet via the LAN
instead of wanting to dial up??

Using ICS or a router? Look in OE under Tools/Options/Connection and
uncheck any boxes and check the Change button to look at the settings used
for Internet Explorer. Those settings should agree with the settings for
Outlook Express.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Paul490" wrote in message
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I have a desktop PC and a laptop which I have set up as home network. I am
connecting the laptop to the internet via the modem connected to the
desktop
PC, this works fine for the internet but when I try to use Outlook Express
on
my laptop it will not use the LAN and keeps asking me to dial-up to the
internet. How can I get Outlook to connect to the internet via the LAN
instead of wanting to dial up??

"Paul490" wrote in message
...
I have a desktop PC and a laptop which I have set up as home network. I am
connecting the laptop to the internet via the modem connected to the
desktop
PC, this works fine for the internet but when I try to use Outlook Express
on
my laptop it will not use the LAN and keeps asking me to dial-up to the
internet. How can I get Outlook to connect to the internet via the LAN
instead of wanting to dial up??


Also, Go to OEtoolsaccountsmailproperties of each accountconnection
tabremove the check from "always connect using", it should now use any
available connection.
mac