Using Applications without having to sign onto AOL?
 

Ok, basically what i want to do is to be able to use programs such as MSN Messenger and update programs such as Ad aware, spybot and spywareblaster without having to sign onto AOL everytime. Is this possible?

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I believe through a modem router you can as your log in details are saved in the router,I have no idea if you use there stand alone modem

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I use the modem provided by AOL.

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You cannot do what you are asking with the standard AOL modem. I used to use a wireless ADSL modem which you can configure to connect directly to AOL (you basically set up a screenname specifically so the router can log into AOL and then launch any program you wish to connect directly to the internet without having to launch the AOL browser)
The disadvantage is that you have to use one of your screen names to do this, but this is outweighed by the advantages.
There are a few specific settings you need to use to get the router to connect to AOL, so PM me if you intend to go down this route and I will gladly provide assistance

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from my experience the only setting i found to be incorrect on an aol suppled modem router was the mtu which just needed to be set at 1500 the rest of the set up was easy just standard settings worked fine :D

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Yes, I agree that it is simple to do, but the MTU for AOL should be 1400 I beleive

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no 1500 had to call tech it was the netgear modem router aol recommended and for some reason the aol auto set up had it wrong,I knew nothing about aols setting so had to rely on there tech lol and it was set to 1500,i have found reference to it being set at 1400 so maybe aol tech blagged me lol lol

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Quite funny how our experiences here are different, but using a d-link D604+ wireless adsl modem router required an MTU of 1400 to work. This may be device specific of course. I would agree that AOL tech support in this area is slitely lacking lol :D

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looks like we are both right lol lol lol

http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n100603.asp

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Afaik, since AOL allowed for PPPoE connections (thus allowing routers to work) you can use Windows' built-in Connection Manager to connect and bypass the software. I did this for a client install about a year ago.

This topic is written for US users but IIRC it will still work here in the UK.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...flat~days=9999

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Yes you can use the windows dial up software to connect, here a FAQ I'm building for work all about AOL, still got lots of info to add yet!

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Will you add it to the articles section when it is finished?