Create a new dial up connection in vista

Each week, I answer a reader's question on-line. Drop by Amazon. A quick right-click then let you connect or disconnect at will, handy when you could be racking up long distance or hotel charges. Windows Vista changes that process completely, as many of you have discovered, but reader Larry Jablon writes in with a quick way to place a dial-up shortcut on your Vista Desktop:. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful?

Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? On the General tab, click the radial button for Use the following DNS server addresses and enter as shown:.

The Preferred DNS server is You should now be able to click Ok, then Ok again, then right click on the Dial-up Connection and get on the internet! First, Create a new Dial Up Connection 1. Click on the Start button , from that menu choose Connect to : 2. If the connect test fails, you will be shown a window similar to below: If you select "Try again", Windows will make another attempt to dial the ISP and connect.

Once the connection has been set up, you can use it, or edit it. Do you have a modem-related question? Forum To create a new connection, click on "Set up a dial-up connection".

Enter the Phone Number the dialing rules link is important as it will determine whether the number you put in here is actually dialed, or whether modifiers like 1 or area code, or outside line digits are added.