Rodd,
I can't really help you with these questions. I would imaging a Google search on "VB dial-up networking dialog" would get you some hits, and you'd have to translate everything to VFP. Also, look in WinAPI section here on the UT, maybe someone already addressed it there.
If you start a new thread and restate these questions, more people will read it (since it will be a thread without a solution).
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>1) Is there a way to access those settings or something similar to know if a program is dealing with LAN or dial-up.
>2) Is there a way to launch the user's default dial-up connection the same way IE does when it sees that no connection is present?
Steve Gibson