> Netwox (+ optionally netwag) has some neat tools. One that I have found handy > is the audible ping. Whenever it receives a successful ping response it beeps > your pc speaker. It may or may not have any benefit for you in this secenario > but it can be useful at times when you are muddling around and can't see your > screen, you can just listen for the "beep, beep, beep" then disconnect the > proper cable and it goes silent. Or in the reverse, plug in the right cable > and you start to hear the "beep, beep, beep".
You can do that with ping -a too :D Dave -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GAT d-(+) s+: a24 C++ UBL++ P+>+++ L++ E--- W+++$ N+ o? K? w O? M-- V? !PS !PE Y PGP- t++ 5++ X+ R+++ tv+ b++ DI++++ D++ G e+ h-- r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
