[nfbcs] dialup dynamics

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

you need to check out what is listed in network connections and delete the 
mobile 3g item if you are sure.
you can also pick the preferred connection and set it as the default.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 5:10 PM
Subject: [nfbcs] dialup dynamics


> Greetings all --
> I have a problem today with the networking on my old pc.  It is an old xp
> box that I will soon be moving off of, but at the moment I still have 
> things
> I want to finish before I move.
>
> The laptop has an intel wireless card that connects to the wireless router
> in the house.  However, last year I had installed the software to connect 
> to
> the net through a 3g connect card from virgin mobile.  It worked, but when 
> I
> no longer needed it, I stopped using it.
>
> Now I boot up my laptop and it connects to the house network, but when I 
> go
> into IE8 to connect to a website, all of a sudden, the old 3g dialup 
> dialog
> pops up, even though I am already connect to the local network.  What's
> more, it appears something is preventing me from using the wireless 
> network,
> unless I close the browser and kill the dialup dialog.
>
> Does anyone have an idea what the problem could be?
> I think the next thing I should try is to uninstall the broadband 3g
> software, but I don't want to do that unless I have to, in case I need it.
>
> TIA for any suggestions.
> --le
>
>
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