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Name: Thomas Date: September 3, 2003 at 20:24:56 Pacific OS: win98se CPU/Ram: P3 / 384 MB
Comment:
After installing a NetZero free dial-up account as a back-up to my broadband cable internet account I am unable to go online with my broadband account. I get the familiar "cannot find DNS" error in IE(6).
It appears as if the dial-up adapter takes priority over my nic card for accessing the internet.I can fix this by deleting the dial-up networking components in control panel/network and then restoring my registry to the previous day's settings.
How can I choose to use my cable modem connection for surfing when having a dial-up connection installed at the same time?
Name: dave01 Date: September 3, 2003 at 22:12:21 Pacific
Reply:
I don't have NetZero, but have you selected "never dial a connection" in Internet Properties?
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Response Number 2
Name: Thomas Date: September 4, 2003 at 06:16:03 Pacific
Reply:
Yes. "Never dial a connection" is checked in Internet Options/Connection yet I am still unable to go online via my nic card/cable modem config.
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Response Number 3
Name: rac Date: September 4, 2003 at 10:13:18 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like you overroad your LAN settings when you setup the dialup modem connection. Go back and rerun the Internet Connection Wizard and reestablish your cable modem connection.
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Response Number 4
Name: Thomas Date: September 5, 2003 at 16:41:55 Pacific
Reply:
I've rerun the Internet Connection Wizard to reestablish my cable modem connection but I'm still getting the same "cannot find DNS" error while trying to surf.
Shouldn't I be able to have a dial-up networking connection and a cable modem connection installed at the same time?
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