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Dial up to a domain

Jul 24, 2011 11:37AM PDT

Please for give I have googled until i am googled out. How do i set up a dial up connection to log on to my domain at work ? Instructions would greatly be appreciated.

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Tell more.
Jul 24, 2011 11:54AM PDT

While connecting and getting a modem to work is quite a feat today (costs are more than an internet link today) I need to know what this dialup is to provide. Be detailed about this log on.
Bob

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Is this enough
Jul 24, 2011 12:32PM PDT

No problem, the users have laptops where they have orders to transmit rather then wireless they use a dialog phone line. and dial into the machine with the modem which is a desktop on our domain does this help?

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We did that years ago.
Jul 24, 2011 12:41PM PDT

But we had to craft an app to send the order file to the right folder and well, you can get dial up working but I fear you are addressing a portion of the "system."

You've progressed from "log on" to "send in the order." That's quite a leap!

This is like a machine with many moving parts that we get to put together.

Take my advice and have them email it in or place it via your web server. That way any dial up internet will do.

Here's a primer on dial up services on Windows 2008 SERVER -> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637783%28WS.10%29.aspx

Bob

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Not what i need
Jul 24, 2011 1:50PM PDT

I need instructions to set up a dial up connection for windows xp pro into a domain there should be something easy in the setup i am just missing it? thats what i need help with..

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Dial up to a domain server is a few chapters in the book.
Jul 25, 2011 12:22AM PDT

I think I see where you are going here. You want to avoid the 4 or more chapters in the books about setting up dial in services in Windows Servers.

Remember that this is one very small text box so I'll summarize as much as I can then suggest you go back to the Windows Server Administrator books for the hard core parts.

Again, you see folk think this stuff should be easy and just a few steps for what you asked, it's many chapters in the books.

1. Install the modem folk will dial into.
2. Setup remote access in Windows Server.
3. Test.

That's the short version. This is the how to forum so any more depth and you need a consultant or call Microsoft.
Bob