Question : Dial on demand

I have ask in an earlier thread about stopping the internet disconnecting when idle, i beleive i have found the problem. Within my router settings there is an option "idle timeout timer" but you can only change this setting by selecting Dial on demand. What i would like to know is i want to run my server 24/7 which is activly connected to the internet. Do i need Dial on demand selected and raise the idle time upto max, or uncheck Dial on demand. My router was perviously set up with Dial on demand and idle timeout @ 1min, but with this setting i could never connect to my FTP, i would have to get someone at home to open internet exploer.

Answer : Dial on demand

I wouldn't use Dial-on-Demand because it's a legacy protocol.  I would also get rid of the idle timeout @ 1min because this and DDR has caused FTP being unavaible.  I had configured this before across 28 WAN sites across the USA on my last job and I wouldn't use it again.

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