DUN Not Connecting

I've got an Acer Aspire running XP Home.

My normal internet connection is via ADSL through a NAT router, I keep three
Dial Up ISPs active by dialling in every so often.

Recently I was staying at a relatives home and tried to use DUN - the modem
makes the normal noises, it then says 'verifying username and password', I
then briefly see 'Registering your computer on the network' at which point
it drops immediately giving me error 720 suggesting a TCP/IP or protocol
problem.

I've tried this with four different ISPs and all the same problem.

My computer connects fine over a LAN via ethernet or WiFi, the modem can
send a FAX or connects me to a BBS, I've tried my original phone line but no
luck.

I've checked my TCP/IP and modem settings with a known good connection but
still no joy.

There are no obvious problems with my computer so I am totally baffled - has
anyone any suggestions where to look now?

Geoff Lane

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> I've tried this with four different ISPs and all the same problem.
>
> My computer connects fine over a LAN via ethernet or WiFi, the modem can
> send a FAX or connects me to a BBS, I've tried my original phone line but no
> luck.
>
> I've checked my TCP/IP and modem settings with a known good connection but
> still no joy.
>
> There are no obvious problems with my computer so I am totally baffled - has
> anyone any suggestions where to look now?
>
> Geoff Lane

Just a thought as I have not used dialup for ages, have you turned off '
log on to network ' in settings ?.

Dave

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> > I've tried this with four different ISPs and all the same problem.

> Just a thought as I have not used dialup for ages, have you turned off '
> log on to network ' in settings ?.

I used to have that on Win98 but can't at the moment find it on XP

I seem to recall that on 98 all it did was slow down the negotiation of the
connection.

Geoff Lane

Geoff Lane wrote:
> I've got an Acer Aspire running XP Home.
>
> My normal internet connection is via ADSL through a NAT router, I
> keep three Dial Up ISPs active by dialling in every so often.
>
> Recently I was staying at a relatives home and tried to use DUN - the
> modem makes the normal noises, it then says 'verifying username and
> password', I then briefly see 'Registering your computer on the
> network' at which point it drops immediately giving me error 720
> suggesting a TCP/IP or protocol problem.
>
> I've tried this with four different ISPs and all the same problem.
>
> My computer connects fine over a LAN via ethernet or WiFi, the modem
> can send a FAX or connects me to a BBS, I've tried my original phone
> line but no luck.
>
> I've checked my TCP/IP and modem settings with a known good
> connection but still no joy.
>
> There are no obvious problems with my computer so I am totally
> baffled - has anyone any suggestions where to look now?
>
> Geoff Lane

I do recall in the days before Win XP that sometimes DUN connectoids would
just "go bad" and by creating a new connectoid with identical attributes it
would start to work again for no apparent reason. Perhaps you could try
that. It may also apply in the Win XP era too.

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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:35:20 +0100, Geoff Lane wrote:

>
>> > I've tried this with four different ISPs and all the same problem.
>
>> Just a thought as I have not used dialup for ages, have you turned off '
>> log on to network ' in settings ?.
>
> I used to have that on Win98 but can't at the moment find it on XP
>
> I seem to recall that on 98 all it did was slow down the negotiation of the
> connection.
>
> Geoff Lane

You could well be right, it was just a thought.

Dave

--

Some people use windows, others have a life.

Geoff Lane wrote:

>>Just a thought as I have not used dialup for ages, have you turned off '
>>log on to network ' in settings ?.

> I seem to recall that on 98 all it did was slow down the negotiation of the
> connection.

It still connected in the same amount of time, it just took longer for
the dialog box to piss off and turn into the system tray icon.

> > My normal internet connection is via ADSL through a NAT router, I
> > keep three Dial Up ISPs active by dialling in every so often.
> >
> > Recently I was staying at a relatives home and tried to use DUN - the
> > modem makes the normal noises, it then says 'verifying username and
> > password', I then briefly see 'Registering your computer on the
> > network' at which point it drops immediately giving me error 720
> > suggesting a TCP/IP or protocol problem.

> I do recall in the days before Win XP that sometimes DUN connectoids would
> just "go bad" and by creating a new connectoid with identical attributes
it
> would start to work again for no apparent reason. Perhaps you could try
> that. It may also apply in the Win XP era too.

I tried a new connection with good old reliable BT Click and a completely
new connection for an original but still no luck.

Geoff Lane