-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 10:48:33AM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> 2008/11/5 Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 10:02:35PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>>> Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been >>>> connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a >>>> less technical user. Thanks in advance. >>> Its not GUI, but a simple way would be to add a script to the -up and >>> -down ppp directories that just puts the output of date to the end of a >>> file with a comment like "dialup on" and "dialup off". Let the less >>> technical user be able to read this file and they can do the math. >> Thanks, Doug, but this would not work in the case of accidental >> disconnects, which are frequent with dial-up. > > Are you saying that /etc/ppp/ip-down isn't run if you unplug the phone > wire? I've never had that problem. As for handling accidental > disconnects, there's the pppd persist option. > > Doug. > > I havent used it in a while but vodaphone has some software for connecting to the net via pcmcia cell cards. had a nice gui that showed usage when I tried it. Im sure the device controlled can be changed, might be worth looking into?
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