We can’t configure dial-up networking on a laptop with Windows XP Service Pack 2 that already has working Ethernet and wireless network adapters. Using dial-up, the system connects successfully and we can see packets moving back and forth, but we cannot connect to the Internet.
We can’t configure dial-up networking on a laptop with Windows XP Service Pack 2 that already has working Ethernet and wireless network adapters. Using dial-up, the system connects successfully, and we can see packets moving back and forth, but we cannot connect to the Internet. All we get are “Page cannot be displayed” errors. Do you have any suggestions?
Review the settings in your dial-up connection configuration.
Make sure that hardware flow-control settings match what your service provider supports and that your compression and IP-address configuration settings are correct.
You may simply need to add entries for specific DNS servers rather than try to pick them up automatically through DHCP.
If that fails, try the winsockxpfix program. This utility repairs a number of networking registry entries that are often scrambled by Windows networking software.
If that doesn’t work, carefully remove all your networking devices from the device manager (under System in the Control Panel), clear out the dial-up settings and reinstall the networking components.
It’s unlikely you will have to go this far, because the winsockxpfix program usually can put things back the way they should be in order for dial-up networking to work again.
