XP Dialup Networking - can't get further than verifying username and password

[chrisw]

I have an old laptop running XPSP2 which seems to work ok but i cannot
connect to the internet via dialup networking. When i connect i get to
"verifying username & password" then it drops out saying error 721 -
the remote computer did not respond.

The pcmcia modem works on another laptop and in this one it will dial
my mobile number so i assume it's ok. The modem is a lucent win modem
and i've just updated to v 8.22.0.0.

I'd imagine this is a PPP problem but does anyone know any way around
it?

The modem did not work prior to SP2. I've also tried several isp's
which all do the same.

I also tried a winsock fix just in case but plugging my broadband in
via usb works fine. (this isn't my laptop if you're wondering why i'd
want to use dialup over broadband

Thanks in advance.

 

[chrisw]

I have an old laptop running XPSP2 which seems to work ok but i cannot
connect to the internet via dialup networking. When i connect i get to
"verifying username & password" then it drops out saying error 721 -
the remote computer did not respond.

The pcmcia modem works on another laptop and in this one it will dial
my mobile number so i assume it's ok. The modem is a lucent win modem
and i've just updated to v 8.22.0.0.

I'd imagine this is a PPP problem but does anyone know any way around
it?

The modem did not work prior to SP2. I've also tried several isp's
which all do the same.

I also tried a winsock fix just in case but plugging my broadband in
via usb works fine. (this isn't my laptop if you're wondering why i'd
want to use dialup over broadband

Thanks in advance.

it was a problem with the driver if anyone was interested. Curiously a
2002 driver didn't work but a 2000 one did. Search for
lucentwinmodemus.exe