Prog to keep internet connection alive?

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I used stayalive for a while way back for this and it worked very well, but
the web site menok-sys.com has gone to porn.

Anyone know of an equally good prog to fool the ISP?

TIA

RF
 
RedFox ([email protected]) said those last words:
I used stayalive for a while way back for this and it worked very well, but
the web site menok-sys.com has gone to porn.

Anyone know of an equally good prog to fool the ISP?
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I use the "ping" utility:

Start > Run > ping "some site".

But I advise against running this for long periods of time - somebody may
consider this as an attack.


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Chaos said:
I used stayalive for a while way back for this and it worked very well,
but the web site menok-sys.com has gone to porn.

Anyone know of an equally good prog to fool the ISP?
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I use the "ping" utility:

Start > Run > ping "some site".

But I advise against running this for long periods of time - somebody may
consider this as an attack.


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If you use ping, you'll need the -t switch as MS's ping dies after four
attempts by design. e.g.

ping -t ping.symantec.com

Also, if you use a dedicated ping server such as in my example, they won't
consider it an "attack".

HTH

-H
 
RedFox said:
I used stayalive for a while way back for this and it worked very well, but
the web site menok-sys.com has gone to porn.

Anyone know of an equally good prog to fool the ISP?

TIA

RF
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Try setting your email program to check every few minutes ?
P.
 
RedFox said:
I used stayalive for a while way back for this and it worked very
well, but the web site menok-sys.com has gone to porn.

Anyone know of an equally good prog to fool the ISP?
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Why add another program when netstat is built in?

Start > Run, type in...
netstat -a xxx where "xxx" is the time period.

For example...
netstat a 240
netstat a 90

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RedFox said:
Anyone know of an equally good prog to fool theISP?
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AntiIdle is a hassle free utility that will sit in your task bar tray
and keep
you connected to your internet provider. No matter how long you stay
on, AntiIdle will prevent your internet service from timing you out
due to inactivity. This is great if you're chating, reading or
watching TV and don't want to sit on top of your computer every 15
minutes to do something if you want to stay on. AntiIdle supports
windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

http://www.taotoon.com/tongsoft/
 
I use Connection Keeper [Freeware: registration is appreciated but not
required]
Works with all versions of Windows® 95, 98, NT4, 2000, ME, XP, and
2003.
Can be set to automatically redial if the connection is lost.
Can automatically close popup windows that ask the user if they want
to stay online.
Can be minimized to the system tray so that it does not take up space
on your taskbar.
Can run when you are not even connected to the Internet. It waits
patiently until you connect before it does anything.
Uses very little computer resources.
The query that is sent to the ISP takes up almost no bandwidth. You
can run Connection Keeper in the background regardless of whether or
not you are using the Internet without fear that your connection will
be slowed down.
The interval at which Connection Keeper queries the ISP is adjustable,
or it can be set to a random interval.
You can choose whether or not Connection Keeper requests a real or
bogus URL. You have full control over the real URL's that are
queried.
If you are a webmaster, Connection Keeper can be used to monitor your
web site. It will let you know if a page is not downloading properly.
Errors can be reported by a popup window or by email.
Command line parameters can be used to close a specific popup window.
Command line parameters can be used to check for the existence of a
file. A message window will only appear if there is a problem. This
is useful for checking the status of your network when your computer
boots up, for example.
Command line parameters can be used to download a web page and report
any errors that occur. This is useful for checking the status of your
web site when your computer boots up, for example.
Connection Keeper installs no spyware and displays no advertisements.

http://www.gammadyne.com/conkeep.htm#download

ver 6.2 May 24,2004
This file is a self-extracting archive; simply execute it and follow
the installer's instructions. The download is approximately 2.4 MB
and installation will use approximately 6 MB of hard disk space.

http://www.gammadyne.com/conkeep.exe

If you prefer to download the installer inside of a .zip file
http://www.gammadyne.com/conkeep.zip

HTH
 
dadiOH said:
Why add another program when netstat is built in?

Start > Run, type in...
netstat -a xxx where "xxx" is the time period.

For example...
netstat a 240
netstat a 90
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I was unaware of this utlity...nice tip! I currently use NetTime to keep
my clock in sync, which also serves well to keep the connection.
 
John Fitzsimons said:
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Here ;

http://www.pclightning.com/kpalive.html


Regards, John.

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My very best thanks to all who replied. I already sent this short post but
it didn't appear on my news server.

The very helpful replies provide me with plenty of options.

Enjoy the weekend :-)

RF
 
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