Based on some suggestions to keep my ADSL connection open even during long periods of inactivity, I am looking at pinging continuously, i.e. set the network tool app to ping unlimited amount of times.
Questions:
1. Will this just keep pinging the IP until one shuts down or stops it (deselcts the option) ?
I don't know what software you're using to ping. I use Mac TCP Watcher on OS 9.2.2 when I need to ping. It has two options basically: to send 10 pings and stop; to ping continuously. The latter option pings in the background as long as the software is running. The other side should ping back as it receives each ping. For this reason, you should choose an IP number you know for sure will stay up all the time. That's all there is to it, as far as my knowledge goes on the subject.
I have never noticed any bad side effects on performance.
Harold
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