Dial-up networking won't disconnect--help

[Guest]

My dial-up connections dial and connect OK, but after they connect, they seem to not know that the connection is active. If I right click on the connection icon to disconnect, it only gives connect option, or if I show all connections, the active connection isn't blue like it should be when connected. Plus, no connection shows up in the tray. I have to go to the Device Manager to disable the modem to disconnect. Same symptoms on all my dial-up connections. Just started this in the past couple of weeks, before then, it was fine.

 

[L Beck]

My dial-up connections dial and connect OK, but after they connect, they

seem to not know that the connection is active. If I right click on the
connection icon to disconnect, it only gives connect option, or if I show
all connections, the active connection isn't blue like it should be when
connected. Plus, no connection shows up in the tray. I have to go to the
Device Manager to disable the modem to disconnect. Same symptoms on all my
dial-up connections. Just started this in the past couple of weeks, before
then, it was fine.


After connecting OK as stated, are you able to browse or send/receive email?
Is it just the disconnect that you can't accomplish?

Rather than going to device manager to disable to modem, why not just reboot
the computer? Just a thought.....