DUN takes MINUTES to connect after update!

[Peter Tan]

Hi...

My Windows 2000 Professional already has SP4 applied. Last
night I went to the update site again and updated 3
more "Critical Updates" from MS.

After the customary reboot, I found that the connection
process of my Dial Up Networking is extremely slow! The
screen shows "Registering your computer on the network..."
and it appears to hang.. Task Manager says "services.exe"
is running at 99% to 100%, and it takes about 2 minutes to
get to the "Connected" message.

I'm on broadband and prior to the updates, my DUN usually
does "almost instantaneous" connects, ie as soon as I
click on the "Connect" button, it takes about 1 to 2
seconds to get connected.

Disconnecting from the Internet took longer too - from the
1 to 2 seconds to disconnect, it now takes about 30
seconds.

I tried to uninstall the latest changes, but I could only
find 2 out of the 3 I installed in the "Add/Remove" box. I
removed the 2, but there has been no change in the DUN
behaviour...

Anybody has any ideas how this can be fixed? Anybody else
has this problem?

 

[Fabio]

Hi Peter

There are to things you can do which may fix your Modem Problems.

The first thing is to uninstall and then re-install the TCP/IP-Protocol:


- Goto START-> SETTINGS -> NETWORK AND DIALUP-CONNECTIONS and there open
your Cable Modem Connection (Usually LAN Connection).

- In the new Window, choose 'Properties'

- In the 'Properties' Windows hightlight the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)"
and then press the Uninstall Button below. Click OK to uninstall the
Protocol.

- Reboot your PC.

- After the Reboot, access the 'Properties Window again using the same steps
as described above.

- This time, click on the "Install..." Button.

- In "Select Network Component Type" choose "Protocol" and press "Add..."

- There choose "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click OK.

- Reboot your PC.



If that has not worked out, then please try the following:

Change the value from 1 to 0 (zero) in this registry item:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\
Parameters\Tcpip1323Oopts

Right-click on the value and change the number from 1 to
zero. Reboot and surf away!

** ALL warnigs regarding changing registry values apply **
ALWAYS backup your registry before applying any changes.


Hope this helps. Regards,

Fabio