Re: modem hang up

[Udjat -Whoo <udjat@bitburn.org>]

Ping you host once in a while.

ping -i 500 xyz.com > /dev/null &

see ping man page.


On Sat, 21 Jun 1997, A.D.Y. Cheng wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I am running PPP connecting to my ISP. However, after connecting, if I
> leave the connection idle for about half an hour, the modem will hang up
> itself which I do not really want. Can somebody point out to me how to
> turn off this feature?
> 
> Thanks for help in advance !
> 
> Anthony
> 
> 
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	Help! I'm modeming... and I can't hang up!!!
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