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Starting a dialup connection in Windows 2000 and XP

Opera does not come with its own dialer, so it has to rely on the connection provided to it by the system. When you try to connect with Opera, it will send a request to the system.

To initiate a dialup connection automatically when you launch Opera, your dialer must be configured properly. First, we have to disable the proprietary dialer.

Open your Start menu, then select "Settings" and open your Control Panel. Under Internet Options > Connections, select "Never dial a connection".

Once this is done, you can enable dial on demand:

Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and set the following services to automatic startup:

  • Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
  • Remote Access Connection Manager
  • Telephony

Now go to "Network" and "Dial-up Connections".

Under "Advanced" in the menu dropdown bar, select "Dial-up Preferences".

Under the "Autodial" tab, "Enable autodial by location", check "New Location (the current location)". Uncheck "Disable autodial while I am logged on", and also "Always ask me before autodialing" if you don't want that.

To make sure these changes take effect, it is wise to reboot your systen, as starting these services manually has been reported not to work.

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