Methods and computer readable media are provided for creating a dialing string.
The dialing strings are used in a dial-up session to establish a communications
link for transferring data between computing configurations from an origination
location to a destination location. In a preferred embodiment, queries are made
regarding geographic information of the origination and a destination locations.
In response thereto, a database is searched for phone dialing codes, such as foreign
country codes and regional city codes, that correspond to the geographic information.
The codes are then fashioned into the dialing string. Preferably, a dial-up manager
serves to provide the functions of querying about the geographic locations, searching
the database and fashioning the dialing string. It is a feature of this invention
that the dial-up manager also monitor the actual dialing of the dialing string
to determine whether a communications link between the origination and destination
locations is ever established. In the event that the link is not established, troubleshooting
assistance is provided to enable the eventual establishment of the dial-up session.
