i know it sounds retarded but is there a way i can connect with my dialup instead of my cable without turning off my cable or turning back on 'use default gateway on remote network' in the dialup connection properties?
It should be possible, and easy, if you're using Win2k/XP as network connections are managed by the communications devices. Just create a new connection with your modem as the network device, assign everything to use DHCP and you should be fine