Browsing when both LAN & Dial-up connections active

[Guest]

Hi...I have a unique situation I'm sure. I have a notebook (Panasonic
Toughbook) with a wireless connection that dials to the local cell network
(packet-switched) for connectivity to a proprietary company database and
application (not internet). When that dial-up connection is active (i.e.
connected), I cannot browse the internet even though I am connected through a
router with an active connection. The notebook gets a valid IP, seems to
recognize the web address (DNS) but will not load the page. Any suggestions
on how to tell XP which connection to use for internet? Any suggestions would
be great.

Dwayne

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

sounds like route issue. try to disable use gateway in remote network. this search result may help,

routing issues on vpn Case Study – peer to peer route via VPN connection ... Resolution: When establishing VPN to the office A, the routing table changes. To fix this issue, ...
www.chicagotech.net/routingissuesonvpn.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hi...I have a unique situation I'm sure. I have a notebook (Panasonic
Toughbook) with a wireless connection that dials to the local cell network
(packet-switched) for connectivity to a proprietary company database and
application (not internet). When that dial-up connection is active (i.e.
connected), I cannot browse the internet even though I am connected through a
router with an active connection. The notebook gets a valid IP, seems to
recognize the web address (DNS) but will not load the page. Any suggestions
on how to tell XP which connection to use for internet? Any suggestions would
be great.

Dwayne

 

[Guest]

Hi...I have a unique situation I'm sure. I have a notebook (Panasonic
Toughbook) with a wireless connection that dials to the local cell network
(packet-switched) for connectivity to a proprietary company database and
application (not internet). When that dial-up connection is active (i.e.
connected), I cannot browse the internet even though I am connected through a
router with an active connection. The notebook gets a valid IP, seems to
recognize the web address (DNS) but will not load the page. Any suggestions
on how to tell XP which connection to use for internet? Any suggestions would
be great.

Dwayne

Hi Dwayne,
Clear your Caches and all IE Files and Cookies By going to Internet
Options>> General Tab.
Then on Programs click On *Reset Web Settings* and Click OK,
Reboot and connect.
Another solution is:
Unplug the Router for 40 Sec or so and Plug it again, then try to connect.
Hope this helps
Regards
nass

 

[Guest]

None of that works...it just seems to want to use the dial-up connection
(which has no internet, just intranet) as the default connection when it's
connected instead of the LAN connection. It's the same thing if I'm directly
connected via my Cable Modem. Looks good, no surf. If I disconnect the
dial-up connection, everythings fine. I'm just wondering if I can change the
Windows XP default connection to the LAN connection. Head scratcher for sure.

 

[N. Miller]

None of that works...it just seems to want to use the dial-up connection
(which has no internet, just intranet) as the default connection when it's
connected instead of the LAN connection. It's the same thing if I'm directly
connected via my Cable Modem. Looks good, no surf. If I disconnect the
dial-up connection, everythings fine. I'm just wondering if I can change the
Windows XP default connection to the LAN connection. Head scratcher for sure.

What IP address, or range of IP addresses are associated with the dial
connection? Are those IP addresses ever accessed from the LAN
connection?

Supposing your target IP address is the single IP address,
'69.105.233.73', and your gateway IP address is, '205.251.51.15'. You
could go to a CMD prompt and type:

route add 69.105.233.73 mask 255.255.255.255 205.251.51.15

If you never access the target IP address from the LAN, then use:

route add -p 69.105.233.73 mask 255.255.255.255 205.251.51.15

The '-p' means persistent.

Or, write a pair of .bat files, one as above, the other with:

route delete 69.105.233.73

Use the pair as a toggle. If your router supports static routes, and you
expect to use the modified routing table permanently, you can just add
the route in the router.

 

[jimbo]

Hi...I have a unique situation I'm sure. I have a notebook (Panasonic
Toughbook) with a wireless connection that dials to the local cell network
(packet-switched) for connectivity to a proprietary company database and
application (not internet). When that dial-up connection is active (i.e.
connected), I cannot browse the internet even though I am connected through a
router with an active connection. The notebook gets a valid IP, seems to
recognize the web address (DNS) but will not load the page. Any suggestions
on how to tell XP which connection to use for internet? Any suggestions would
be great.

Dwayne

The dial-up connection will be the default if it is connected, even if
you have a broadband connection also active. That is the way my system
works.

Now, why can't you browse the Internet? Probably because your MTU is
set at 1500 for broadband and you need 576 for dial-up.

Good luck, jimbo

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi...I have a unique situation I'm sure. I have a notebook (Panasonic
Toughbook) with a wireless connection that dials to the local cell network
(packet-switched) for connectivity to a proprietary company database and
application (not internet). When that dial-up connection is active (i.e.
connected), I cannot browse the internet even though I am connected through a
router with an active connection. The notebook gets a valid IP, seems to
recognize the web address (DNS) but will not load the page. Any suggestions
on how to tell XP which connection to use for internet? Any suggestions would
be great.

Dwayne

By design, Windows gives a dial-up connection precedence over a LAN
connection if both connections have Internet access available. A
connection has Internet access available if it has an associated
default gateway address.

To use the LAN connection instead of the dial-up connection for
Internet access, open a command prompt window and type this command,
where "w.x.y.z" is the router's LAN IP address:

route change 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 w.x.y.z

That will eliminate the default gateway address from the dial-up
connection.

I recommend checking with the IT people at your company to see if what
you want to do is OK. Some companies forbid simultaneous connections
to the Internet and the company network because of potential security
risks.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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