Mike Powell wrote to All 

MP>I am looking at a friend's PC that has Win XP Home edition installed.
MP>He is having a problem with the dial-up networking.  Basically, it
MP>tends to "hang" for a while when trying to enter data (takes up to 5
MP>minutes for the next panel to come up), and when you attempt to
MP>connect, it will dial the ISP, but never negiciates a PPP link.  It
MP>will sit, with the modem connected, until the other side eventually
MP>times-out (could be an hour or more).  

MP>I have run a virus scan (using the latest DATs, which found nothing),
MP>and have also run an Ad-Aware scan (which found a lot of bug-a-boos).
MP>I also tried a System Restore back to a date where he said it was
MP>working, and it still does not work.
 
MP>I was thinking of uninstalling and re-installing the Dial-Up
MP>Networking. Does that sound like a good idea?

Not only the DUN components, but I would also advise him to do the same 
with his modem - especially if it's a software modem.  With so many 
different software modems out there (everyone has their own proprietary 
model) who knows what conflicts arise.

Anyway, more troubles are reported (similar to your friend's) because of 
lame software modems and poor drivers than anything else.

cscag{at}charter.net

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