Can you help? How to use Dial-Up as back-up to LAN

[DJ David]

I have a home-network with a broadband connection through my router.
Occasionally, there are drop-outs in the broadband (this is unavoidable and
my only broadband option). I want to use my dial-up as a back-up when doing
important online work (like banking, bill paying, purchasing, etc). But,
when I do that, XP makes the dial-up connection the only internet
connection, thus removing all the speed & multi-access advantages of
broadband.

Is there anyway to dial-in, but still have XP-Home use my LAN connection
for internet access and only go to dial-up if the LAN connection fails to
respond?

Several friends of mine suggested going to the connection directory, then
Advanced ->, Advanced Settings ->, Provider Order. But we can't figure what
to set/change there. Also, on the Adapters & Bindings tab Remote Acess is
listed last and LAN first but it still happens.

If you can solve my problem, you'll be our hero.

David

 

[David Jones]

When your broadband connection goes out, connect with the
dial-up. When it comes back, disconnect the dial-up
connection and XP will use the LAN.

 

[Ovidiu Popa]

Your friends are right. There is no way to use the DUN connection as an
automated backup. You have to push up the DUN connection in Advanced ->,
Advanced Settings ->, Provider Order. This will provide the default gateway
via the DUN connection.

Ovidiu Popa
MS-MVP

 

[DJ David]

When your broadband connection goes out, connect with the
dial-up. When it comes back, disconnect the dial-up
connection and XP will use the LAN.

Don't give up your day-job for techno-comedy.