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| Thread ID: 75151 | 2006-12-18 07:11:00 | Dialup networking on W2k | rumpty (2863) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 507678 | 2006-12-20 02:39:00 | Could this be a security "feature" in W2K. Can you connect as "Administrator", but not as a user? | Graham L (2) | ||
| 507679 | 2006-12-20 04:19:00 | Better this one I think as the other is really only XP.. cexx.org Ran lspfix, but it said "no problems found". I've also reinstalled TCP/IP, disabled my onboard network card, disabled my modem in the fax software, and exited from Zone Alarm. Also tried another modem. I do have a different error message now at the end of the (unsuccessful) "verifying username and password" - it is "error 1717: the interface is unknown". A check on Google suggests this is involved with a couple of Services in Windows, primarily the Event Log service, but that is definitely running. Here is a strange thing to throw into the mix. I also have an account with Freenet, and I can SOMETIMES connect ok with that! In fact it is almost indecently fast "verifying username and password". The settings in the properties are identical to those in the Paradise properties. I using an account in Windows that has Admin privileges. Maybe it is time to give W2k the heave-ho. DUN works fine in XP on the same computer. |
rumpty (2863) | ||
| 507680 | 2006-12-20 11:00:00 | I've followed the suggestions posted, thank you, except that instead of playing around with other drivers, I tried another modem. Only an internal winmodem, but one that normally works fine. Well, that other modem didn't fix anything. The computer dials up, the modem does its negotiating, which concludes as expected, and then it all hangs for a few seconds, changes to "verifying username and password" for 30 secs or so, and that is as far as it gets. The concluding error message is still "error 619: The specified port is not connected". :groan: Have you read my previous post. You can give 2k the heave ho but you might still end up with the same problem. As I say it is a networking thing and you need to go into the recovery console command line to disable a service or two. Stop knocking your head against a brick wall. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 507681 | 2006-12-20 20:58:00 | Have you read my previous post. You can give 2k the heave ho but you might still end up with the same problem. As I say it is a networking thing and you need to go into the recovery console command line to disable a service or two. Stop knocking your head against a brick wall. Yes, I did read your previous post, and I can well believe it is a networking thing. So I disabled my on-board LAN for a start, and had a close look at services running and not running, but with a view to enabling rather than disabling them. Can you suggest any services that it might be a good idea to get rid of? I have disabled the fax service. |
rumpty (2863) | ||
| 507682 | 2006-12-21 01:25:00 | Hi, have you double clicked on you're modem in device manager and done a diagnostic test. It could be a problem with the COM port and you're modem. I have had to deal with this before but it is quite a while ago and I am not certain if I remember exactly. | procosm (6108) | ||
| 507683 | 2006-12-21 07:47:00 | Hi, have you double clicked on you're modem in device manager and done a diagnostic test. It could be a problem with the COM port and you're modem. I have had to deal with this before but it is quite a while ago and I am not certain if I remember exactly. Yes, I've done a diagnostic test, and the computer responds as expected. As I said earlier, My Freenet connection can be dialed up and logged into ok on the same modem. |
rumpty (2863) | ||
| 507684 | 2006-12-21 09:31:00 | Go to your current ISP homepage and look for modem/windows settings. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 507685 | 2006-12-21 20:41:00 | Go to your current ISP homepage and look for modem/windows settings. I did that. Paradise uses CHAP authentification (do most of them use PAP?), so I changed options to try that in the Security options, but it didn't make any difference. I reckon it is a peculiarity of W2k, maybe something about SP4? Not that I would really know. |
rumpty (2863) | ||
| 507686 | 2006-12-21 21:21:00 | Well. I think its Christmas and you may have some spare time just back up your stuff incl. bookmarks and others emails, media files. Format it good and reinstall win2k. Immediately install DUN and see if it works, if so you can step it up and like install SP4 and if it still works, if not, you can reformat and leave it out and install SP3 or if not go back and do it all over with Sp2 or if not then do again for SP1 and if not leave without it. For WinXP (SP2) on bro's PC he had issues of the LAN onboard not functioning despite all the help and adjustments on MS's site. The LAN just didn't work, its builtin to the motherboard and its a relatively new motherboard he bought less than a yr but he bought a low end one since he just use it for basics (Gigabyte mobo). The modem would be slowed to 14k until we downloaded a 3rd party driver. For now its running without SP, but we may get hold of Sp1 and see if that works. Yeah hope Sp2 is not required for USB2 as his multifunction printer/scanner is now on USB1 mode :groan: He's gonna put Wifi in it so hope its not required either or all the security updates we cannot get b/c we don't have the buggy Sp2 installed. We are hoping for Sp3 to come out or try out Sp1. Think with it we can get modem as 56k again (with download), we get USB2 working but the LAN onboard stuffs up. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 507687 | 2006-12-21 21:22:00 | To save sometime you may image your HDD once the plain win2k is installed without SP, to save a bit of time. Restoring is always easier than reinstalling windows. | Nomad (952) | ||
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