Network.autodial-helper.enabled

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is network.autodial-helper.enabled.

This article describes the preference network.autodial-helper.enabled. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
3 true
4 false
5 Caveats
6 First checked in
7 Has an effect in
8 Related bugs

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Background

On Windows NT, 2000, and XP, when a dial-up connection is configured and a certain site cannot be reached through active connections by a Microsoft application, Windows will automatically attempt to use the dial-up connection to reach it. Non-Microsoft applications must use the RAS service to have the some functionality. This preference determines whether to use the RAS service.

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Possible values and their effects

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true

Use the RAS service to attempt to autodial. (Default on Windows NT, 2000, and XP)

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false

Don't attempt to autodial. (Default on other OSes)

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Caveats

The preference has no effect on non-Windows NT, 2000, or XP systems.
Having this preference set to true may result in unwanted Network Connections popups when attempting to access unreachable sites.

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