How to To configure redial options

If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps.

By default, a dial-up connection redials three times (at one-minute intervals) if it cannot reach the remote access server. Also by default, a connection does not redial if the line is dropped. Follow these steps to change these options.

Click to open Network Connections.

Right-click the dial-up connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties.

On the Options tab, in Redial attempts, specify the number of times the dial-up connection is redialed if the first connection attempt fails.

In Time between redial attempts, click the arrows to set the amount of time to pause between the end of one attempt and the beginning of another.

This time is designed to let the device and the phone line reset before redialing and for the destination number to become free if it is busy. The default is one minute. If that's not enough time, increase this setting. You can also experiment with shorter times, but if you make the pause too short, the device or the phone line might not have time to reset.

In Idle time before hanging up, click the arrows to set the amount of idle time before hanging up a connection.

The remote access server also has a disconnect timer. If you set Idle time before hanging up to a high time-out number, the connection might disconnect before the time passes because the server might have a shorter time-out setting.

To have the connection automatically redial if the line is dropped, select the Redial if line is dropped check box.

Note
Some web browsers also have settings for dial-up connections. Make sure they don't conflict with these redial options.

 To assign multiple phone numbers to a dial-up connection
If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps.

Click to open Network Connections.

Right-click the dial-up connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties.

On the General tab, click Alternates, and then do any of the following:

To have the connection try a different phone number if the first number in the list is not successful, select the If a number fails, try the next number check box.

To have the connection move the first successful phone number to the top of the list under Phone numbers and use it on the next connection attempt, click Move successful numbers to top of the list.

To add a new phone number to the list, click Add, and in Phone number, type the phone number.

To change the order of phone numbers under Phone numbers, click a number, and then click the arrows until the phone number is in the correct order.

To remove a phone number under Phone numbers, click the number, and then click Delete.

To have the connection use established area code and dialing rules, on the General tab, select the Use dialing rules check box.

Tip
If you have alternate phone numbers defined for a connection, you can specify a particular phone number at the time you make your connection.

If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps.

By default, a dial-up connection redials three times (at one-minute intervals) if it cannot reach the remote access server. Also by default, a connection does not redial if the line is dropped. Follow these steps to change these options.

Click to open Network Connections.

Right-click the dial-up connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties.

On the Options tab, in Redial attempts, specify the number of times the dial-up connection is redialed if the first connection attempt fails.

In Time between redial attempts, click the arrows to set the amount of time to pause between the end of one attempt and the beginning of another.

This time is designed to let the device and the phone line reset before redialing and for the destination number to become free if it is busy. The default is one minute. If that's not enough time, increase this setting. You can also experiment with shorter times, but if you make the pause too short, the device or the phone line might not have time to reset.

In Idle time before hanging up, click the arrows to set the amount of idle time before hanging up a connection.

The remote access server also has a disconnect timer. If you set Idle time before hanging up to a high time-out number, the connection might disconnect before the time passes because the server might have a shorter time-out setting.

To have the connection automatically redial if the line is dropped, select the Redial if line is dropped check box.

Note
Some web browsers also have settings for dial-up connections. Make sure they don't conflict with these redial options.

 To assign multiple phone numbers to a dial-up connection
If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps.

Click to open Network Connections.

Right-click the dial-up connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties.

On the General tab, click Alternates, and then do any of the following:

To have the connection try a different phone number if the first number in the list is not successful, select the If a number fails, try the next number check box.

To have the connection move the first successful phone number to the top of the list under Phone numbers and use it on the next connection attempt, click Move successful numbers to top of the list.

To add a new phone number to the list, click Add, and in Phone number, type the phone number.

To change the order of phone numbers under Phone numbers, click a number, and then click the arrows until the phone number is in the correct order.

To remove a phone number under Phone numbers, click the number, and then click Delete.

To have the connection use established area code and dialing rules, on the General tab, select the Use dialing rules check box.

Tip
If you have alternate phone numbers defined for a connection, you can specify a particular phone number at the time you make your connection.