Alternate ISP Connection in Win98
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I just installed a DSL line for a lady who also has a dialup account; she wants to keep it as a backup service. Win98 is supposed to support this, hence the setting 'Dial only if Network Connection not Available.' I've never tried this before - most customers can't wait to abandon their dalup connections once the DSL service is available - but clicked the option and hoped for the best. It doesn't work. I disconnected the DSL line then tried to search for a website (CP coincidentally), and all Win98 could do is report a DNS error. It dutifully search for my settings, looked for a proxy (not in use) then failed without even attempting to dial the default dialup connection. Has anyone ever seen this work? Is there a fix? BTW - The ISP is Sprint, and their setup software forces you to set up an Earthlink account, then fails to create a dialup connection for it. X|
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