Re: Hmm... My idea

From: Orasis (chapwesk@plains.nodak.edu)
Date: 03/29/96


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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