On its own, mac goes online and launches safari. WHY?.

Question

i have a powermac G5, but am using an ATT dial-up. i know.
when we wake up the mac,
more often than not, it immediately starts dialing out, going online and then launching safari.
anyone else have this problem?

Answer 1

First off, you might have better luck posting in the correct forum. This is the forum for eMac support. Having stated this, I'll take a stab at your problem. I think it has to do with the way you have configured your Internet access. See this page (specifically question 4) for more information:
Frequently Asked Questions for PPP Modem Connections
In short you must do the following:
1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
2. Click the Network icon.
3. Be sure the Show pop-up menu is set to your modem (the "Configure" menu prior to Mac OS X 10.1), or other dial-up device.
4. Click the PPP tab.
5. Click PPP Options.
6. Uncheck the box marked "Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications" option.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Apply Now ("Save" prior to Mac OS X 10.1).
That should do the trick. If not, however, you ought to think about posting your question in the PowerMac forum, or better yet, the Mac OSX forum.
Best of luck,
Joe
iMac Intel Core Duo 20", 2 GB RAM, OWC 300 GB FW HD   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   eMac 1.42GHz, 1 GB RAM; iPod w/ video 30 GB