Well, why don't you do what must of us do w/o timeout ISP's, write a cron script that pings an address every ten minutes so that you are never disconnected... -Justin Chapweske "Being rich is usually better than being stupid." chapwesk@plains.nodak.edu orasis@205.198.0.31-35 orasis@bog.nodak.edu orasis@ziggy.rrnet.com (rrnet.com 4800) Justin Chapweske@Fargo.nd.us.earth.milkyway http://blackbody.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~chapwesk/ On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Hades wrote: > I was just reading all the posts about cron and whatnot, and had an idea and > a question. > > I have a PPP link, which died if there is no actuivity after 20 mions, or > sometuimes the damn thing just hangs up. I need to know how to set up a cron > script that if the ppp is not up, to reboot the machine. I have the ppp > start up when the machine turns on, SO... > > See, if it hangs up, sometimes it won't do squat (the modem) unless the pc > reboots, hence the reboot option. > > Also in that script, or anmother, I need it to start the mud from the mud > account if it's not running. (after the reboot) > > Any suggestions? > > Hades who ism pissed he deleted those emails. >
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