"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <902DBEB5-02D3-4FAD-ABDA-3F4228A2D***@microsoft.com>,
> VanZant <VanZ***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >In this case, all steps are followed in WinXP New Connection Wizard to create
> >a Broadband Connection, but a Dial-Up Connection ends up appearing instead. 
> >Has anybody heard of this before?  What causes (and fixes) it? Thanks a lot.
>
> What type of broadband connection do you have?
>
> You only need to create a new connection for broadband if your
> computer connects directly to a broadband modem and your ISP requires
> you to log on with a user name and password.  That usually happens
> only with a DSL connection that uses PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet).
> Windows XP considers that to be a type of dial-up connection.
>
> You probably don't have to create a new connection for connecting to a
> cable modem.  If your computer connects to a home broadband router,
> you definitely don't need to create a new connection.
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> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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>> >In this case, all steps are followed in WinXP New Connection Wizard to create
>> >a Broadband Connection, but a Dial-Up Connection ends up appearing instead. 
>> >Has anybody heard of this before?  What causes (and fixes) it? Thanks a lot.
>>
>> What type of broadband connection do you have?
>>
>> You only need to create a new connection for broadband if your
>> computer connects directly to a broadband modem and your ISP requires
>> you to log on with a user name and password.  That usually happens
>> only with a DSL connection that uses PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet).
>> Windows XP considers that to be a type of dial-up connection.
>>
>> You probably don't have to create a new connection for connecting to a
>> cable modem.  If your computer connects to a home broadband router,
>> you definitely don't need to create a new connection.
>
>Hey Steve - thanks for the response.  I should have been a bit more detailed
>;)  In this instance, it's one computer connected direct to a DSL modem using
>PPPoE.  So, in the 'New Connection Wizard' within XP, I must select the
>option that allows me to create a broadband connection that requires a
>username and password to connect.  This has worked many, many times before. 
>However, in this particular case, when selecting this option, it actually
>sets up a Dial-Up Connection (not a Broadband Connection) -- a literal
>Dial-Up connection (meant for connecting through a standard dial modem --
>33.6, 56K, etc).  I didn't witness this first hand, but two trusted (and
>fairly technical) people I know did witness this happening - I'm just
>wondering if anybody has heard of it before.  It doesn't seem to make sense
>to me.