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How to set up an unattended dialup acount?


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I once tried to install a dialup *.ins file throught winnt.sif, but it didn't work. Although I didn't have a modem on the test PC it could explain why, it probably needs an installed modem to be able to import the dialup settings.

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Dial-up connections settings are located in the Remote Access Phonebook (Rasphone.pbk) at %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk.

Just backup Rasphone.pbk and restore it during unattended setup.

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hmm, the username and passwords are not stored in this phonebook?

Unfortunately only passwords are not stored. Anyway I use rasdial command in a batch file where I have stored username and password:

rasdial "myconnection" "username" "password"

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shall i just write this to my cmd file:

COPY "%systemdrive%\Install\Tools\rasphone.pbk" "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\pbk"

that's it?

Yep :)

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I'd sure like to see the contents of your rasphone.pbk.

I need to configure XP to dial up on an unattended machine.

Do I need a RAS account somewhere (I see the rasdial example) or can you tell me how to automatically dial into my "normal" ISP?

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Dial-up connections settings are located in the Remote Access Phonebook (Rasphone.pbk) at %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk.

Just backup Rasphone.pbk and restore it during unattended setup.

%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\ = %allusersprofile%

here is a shortcut....from a CMD promt type SET to see settings

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Can anyone please point me to information necessary to configure XP so that running any program requiring network access will result in a hands-free dialup (un-attended machine in very remote location)?

Alternatively I want to programmatically perform a dialup and establish a network connection prior to running programs that require such connection (on the same un-attended machine).

I think this must be pretty easy, but I have not been able to find the answers after much googling, etc.

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hmm, the username and passwords are not stored in this phonebook?
Unfortunately only passwords are not stored. Anyway I use rasdial command in a batch file where I have stored username and password:

rasdial "myconnection" "username" "password"

Does this work? Somebody tried it to set username and password?

I found that freeware utility NIRCMD can do similar things (and much more).

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