Jun 18
Scott had called asking how to download huge files when his dial up connection kept “helpfully” asking if he wanted to disconnect.
I don’t have a modem on my laptop, and I couldn’t quite remember where, but I thought there was a setting in OS X that would disconnect you from the phone line if it thought you were idle.
I was able to find a support article on Apple’s web site for diagnosing this sort of thing. You can find it here. In the first couple of paragraphs, it deals directly with this issue. It also has some other helpful information about dial up connection quality.
