Computer keeps wanting to dial internet connection...

[ddeder]

I am running Windows XP Pro. I have two internet providers, one a dial up internet connection and the other cable. Normally, I always use the cable connection. The dial up is a backup in case of problems with the cable connection. My problem is, after I set up the dial-up connection on the computer and then open internet explorer wanting to use the cable connection, the dial-up windows automatically pops up and wants to dial in. I cannot access the internet with my cable connection without this happening. I have unchecked the box for my dial up connection that says to dial whenever a connection is not present. I have also removed the default connection setting for the dial up connection. It still keeps popping up. How do I stop the dial up window from popping up when I want to access the internet with my cable connection?

 

[Arcanedeath]

Run the network setup wizard again for your cable connection, that should prob. solve your issue. Hope this helps... 🙂

 

[tbalon]

In internet explorer, goto tools>options>connections. for each of the connections listed, you must make sure that the "Never dial a connection" option is selected. try this and let me know if it works.

 

[ddeder]

Thanks for the replies. I tried the suggestions and they did not work. I finally removed the dial up connection to get the cable to work and then recreated the dial-up connection. Seems to work okay now (default to cable).

 

[vpr]

Yea, tbalon was on the right track.... You need to set your LAN as the default connection, then make sure it's set to either never dial a connection, or dial whenever a network connection is not present.

But you got it working now, so all is good...

Ugh reminds me of my MSN TechSupport Job I had 😛

-vpr