Just a little warning here, while you may be OK, most ISPs
giving unlimited access, do not define that as you have the
right to a 24/7 connection. Most User Policies say that as
long as you are using the connection you can stay on as long
as you want, but if idle, you must hangup.
If you get
Ron Marriage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just a little warning here, while you may be OK, most ISPs
giving unlimited access, do not define that as you have the
right to a 24/7 connection. Most User Policies say that as
long as you are using the connection you can stay on as long
as you want,
How do I keep my modem connection to my ISP alive when the computer is idle?
"Morrell, Mike" wrote:
How do I keep my modem connection to my ISP alive when the computer is idle?
Most ISP's put a limit as to how long your connection can remain live without
any activity. They monitor your connection and when they get real busy and use
all their incoming lines up they
Have your email client check mail every minute.
Seve
-Original Message-
From: Morrell, Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mandrake Newbie Mail list (E-mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 10:41 AM
Subject: [newbie] Keep modem connection alive
How do I keep my modem
"Morrell, Mike" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How do I keep my modem connection to my ISP alive when the computer is
idle?
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Keep KBiff running, set to check for POP3 mail every 120 seconds. That should
keep the connection alive indefinitely. I do it all the time.
Mike
"Morrell, Mike" wrote:
How do I keep my modem connection to my ISP alive when the computer is idle?
i set up my crontab to run pppd every ten minutes. if it already
connected, then no change. if not connected, then it dials in.
:P
