DSL Internet Access On Windows 2000 Pro 1

[VacuumTubeEra]

Our ISP furnished us with WinPoet 4.0 software to manually access the internet (using DSL). It works great on Windows 98 & 98SE - never a problem. However in Windows 2000 Pro the software fails to connect about three times out of four - it says that there is a problem with "modem or other hardware". We just keep trying until a connection is made or...

Sometimes it says "the line is busy" - when this happens the only solution is to reboot the computer and try again.

I am reasonably sure that it is a software problem - two different computers with Win98 or 98SE worked fine. The same computers with Win2K Pro have the exact same symptoms stated above. The documentation with WinPoet & the ISP technical staff say that it should work with Win2K (and it does - just not very well).

Any suggestions?

 

[Rhombus65]

Take a look at:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win2000/t999364339

Jim: A+, MCP W2k, Master Electrician

"The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing..."
-Albert Einstein

 

[wcburton]

My personal preference is to use an external router (D-Link, Linksys, SMC, whatever). The external router can be setup to work with the PPPoE. You tell it that your ISP uses PPPoE, put in your username and password, and it does the dial in for you. This keeps garbage software like WinPOET or EnterNet off of your PC (I call it garbage becuase of problems like you are having). It also adds another layer of protection for your PC and allows you easily to hook up whatever PC you may acquire.

 

[VacuumTubeEra]

Many thanks to you both.
wcburton - I will try the external router.