Dial Location Issues

Error Message for "No Dial Location"
Dialer error message of "No Dial Location" even though dial location exists in settings panel
Modem Control Panel opens instead of Dial Location Editor
Dial location handling


Error Message for "No Dial Location"

If the user has never initialized DUN they may not have any dial locations. This can happen if the subscriber is switching from a service like AOL or Compuserve that does not use standard Windows dialing features, or if they have installed and registered while using a broadband connection and have never initialized DUN

To remedy:

  1. Open the Modem/Location Options window
  2. Select New Location on dial locations pull-down menu and click Edit
  3. Create the new dial location and click OK to save it
  4. Select the new dial location in the Dialing Rules window and click OK

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Dialer error message of "No Dial Location" even though dial location exists in settings panel

This error can occur if the dial location is missing important information or is damaged.

To remedy:

  1. Open the Modem/Location Options window

  2. Click Edit for dial locations

  3. Edit currently selected dial location

  4. Make sure that area code is entered in dial location and Save

  5. If this does not remedy the situation, delete the dial location and create a new one

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Modem Control Panel opens instead of Dial Location Editor

For Windows 95 only: The Dial Locations editor was non-standard in Windows 95. To edit a dial location:

  1. Open the Modem/Location Options window

  2. Click Edit for dial locations

  3. Click Dialing Properties in the Modem Control Panel

  4. Edit the Dial Location

  5. To make sure that area code is entered in the dial location, click OK in all open Modem Control Panel windows

  6. Select the Dial Location in the Modem/Location Options window and Save

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Dial location handling

Adding a new dial location in the windows editor is reflected in OOIDA ISP locations drop down, however, changing between two different dial either in OOIDA ISP or in the windows editor does not update the settings shown on the other application. The Connection Manager uses the default dial location selected by the user for OOIDA ISP and not for the system.

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