2k3 server.. disable demand dial idle timeout??

[vmaxchick]

Hi there and I hope you can help,

last night i set up my 2k3 server to use rras to perform nat to 3 clients.

Everything is fine except that ....i dont want a demand dial interface!

I pay a fixed price for my isp and want my server to connect
automatically or manually.....as long as the connection stays live.
i want any of the 3 clients to have instant access to the web.

What i am finding is that the server drops the internet connection when it
or the clients have been idle for a few minutes.
i have tried changing the connection timeout in the registry but no difference.
i know its not a modem setting as if use a normal dun connection on the 2oo3 machine.......with the same modem.....the connection stays live!
ideally i want to set up nat for the clients with no timeout....or even better
would be NO DEMAND DIAL

when i create the rras nat configuration i seem to be forced to use
demand dial!

any ideas any1?????

please help, im about 4 hours short on sleep already today......dont want tonight to be the same

please give some ideas.....hating demand dial!

Andrew (vmax brother)

[jmyner]

See my reply in Networking.