Win 2k Internet Password

[Scarr]

This is probably just me being as dumb and stupid as usual, but, anyway.

I'm now using 2k on my computer and there is one annoying thing its doing. When i connect to the internet, the password its saved is my login password, not the one i use for the internet account. Everytime i connect i have to type the password in again, and it never saves it!

Anyone else had this problem and know how to solve it, if its solvable?

[KermitTheFrag]

Try deleting that connection and redoing it. You get all sorts of wierdos happening on Win2k.

Also, check to make sure you havent got proxy enabled in IE.

[Scarr]

The weird thing is, i've just re-installed the machine, it was doing it before, and is doing it still.

[KermitTheFrag]

you must have misconfigured it somehow (although I cant see how)

[Cabe]

scarr, does it look like there is a longer paassword than the one youre putting in, and have you tried connecting without chancing it?

Win2k has a "feature" that it shows a password of a lenght differnt to the one inputted. It buggered me up for a while :D

[Scarr]

Yeah, it does, the password seems to be the length of my login password. i will try connecting without changing it, see if it makes a difference.

[Scarr]

Cheers mate, it works. I never thought of trying that :)

[Groodles]

Win2k remembers dial-up passwords fine, it just don't display then in the dialogue like you'd expect.

[afty]

Our Win2k router box redials when our DSL line is dropped ever few days / weeks. Periodically it completely forgets the dialup password, and our account is locked out within a few minutes because we made 10 incorrect attempts.

Rebooting or not rebooting has nothing to do with the issue, it just bloody forgets ;)

[Scarr]

Its good to see that MS took the time to make sure the dial up stuffs in 2K worked properly :D

[Cabe]

yeah it had me stumped for a day or two, i just thought "To hell with it!" and it worked :D