re: Dial up modem, ethernet adapter conflict
Monday, January 11, 2010 at 9:12 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ricer46
(23825 messages posted)
Sounds like it's a design limitation of the adapter card.
Consult the maker's web site for verification.
On Monday, January 11, 2010 at 6:55 am, dwaynedauzat wrote:
>I am running Windows XP Pro. I have a PCI dail up modem and an integrated ethernet
>adapter. Both work fine and I can connect to the internet with either one. However,
>my dail up modem will only establish a connection if the ethernet adapter is disabled
>in the Device Manager. If the ethernet adapter is enabled (even if there is no
cable
>plugged in to it) the dial up modem will dial and attempt to establish a connection
>with my ISP, then after a while it will finally say "verifying username and password,"
>then a little while after that it will report an error that it "can not connect
to
>the remote computer." Also, if the ethernet adpater is disabled and I am connected
>to the internet with the dial up modem, then enable the ethernet adapter, my internet
>connection stops working and then after a while the dial up modem will disconnect.
> Does anyone know how I can use both my dial up modem and ethernet adapter at the
>same time so that I can share my internet connection over a network? Thanks.
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