said by JRVS :

Thanks for your reply.

> If you turn on "Dial another connection first"

CMAK (Connection Manager Administration Kit) doesn't work that way; XP VPN connections include the settings you mention but not CMAK. CMAK is a requirement...we run scripts before the connection, after the connection, and after the disconnect.

In order to work with CMAK, it either needs to be "always on" (and it sounds like that's not the case), or I'd need to be able to connect to the ISP with nothing more than a phone number, username & password, as with a conventional DUN connection. No non-Windows software (whether installed from CD or onboard memory).

Are any of the "few dialup connections in windows" standard XP DUN connections?