On Tuesday 04 June 2002 11:29 am, Randy Kramer wrote: > Ken, > > Thanks for your response! > > Ken Thompson wrote: > > Randy, my ISP does the exact same thing and here's my solution: > > A) If you have a dedicated dialup connection, put a ping command for 15 > > min intervals in cron. > > B) If you have a normal dialup you can open an account on ICQ and run the > > LICQ applet, it pings mirabilis.com every 3 to 5 min keeping your > > connection alive. This is what I have to do to keep from being > > disconnected after 1 to 15 min. > > I have Netscape set up to check for email every 10 minutes, which I > would think would serve the same purpose, but I like the ping idea. > (Maybe a ping would serve the purpose better somehow?) > > I guess I should clarify one thing -- IIRC, the ISP's policy doesn't > require that I've been idle for any specified amount of time, and I > don't know how they've implemented the policy. My understanding of the > policy is that if they check my line any time 4 hours after I've > connected they can decide that I've been "hanging" and have the right to > disconnect me. (Maybe "hanging" implies the line has been idle??) A > few times they've told me there is no automatic disconnect, but I just > have this vague suspicion that they're not telling me everything. (And > I can imagine some poor ways to implement an automatic disconnection, or > creation / maintenance of a list of potential "disconnectees" presented > to the "sysadmin" for use when traffic gets high. Darn, I'm way too > cynical / suspicious.) > > BTW: I'd like to be able to give the ping command orally -- "One ping, > one ping only" in my best Sean Connery voice. ;-) > > Randy Kramer
Randy, LICQ does only 1 ping and so, if you specify the number if pings, does ping. Example: ping 192.168.10.xxx -c1 would send just 1 ping to the address, a 5 following the -c would send 5 pings etc.. -- Ken Thompson, North West Antique Autos Payette, Idaho Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nwaa.com Office Phone: 208-642-0785 Cell Phone: 208-284-5712 Sales and brokering of antique autos and parts. Linux- Coming Soon To A Desktop Near You Registered Linux User #183936
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