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Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Re: Modem Hangup Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 01:34:28 -0500 From: al johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, I distinctly remember the existence of a one line terminal command which could switch off my modem's internet connection after a certain number of minutes which I could specify. Ordinarily, I would look for it on my Windows Hard disk (where I had it saved), but unfortunately everything on that drive is literally "Gone with the Wind", to use Margaret Mitchell's book title. I had a Windows program which did this, and I've found it to be extremely valuable, esp. when I was doing large downloads, or a large number of downloads. It is also extremely handy to use during the morning and dinner times when the telemarketers are most likely to call and interrupt your dinner. It's a great way to say "No" to the telemarketers, because you don't even have to talk to them!! To retrieve emergency messages we have Bell South's $5 @ month voice mail. Anything we can do to stop telemarketers from interrupting the peace and quiet of our dinners is truly a blessing. ---Al Johnson. ========================================= On Thursday 02 January 2003 01:53 pm, you wrote: > > And I also have another which I asked a long time ago when I first joined > > Trilug. > > > > I asked if there was a way to hang up my modem (i.e. my internet > > connection and telephone) without resetting the computer at any period of > > time that I might desire, e.g. 10 min. , 20 min., 1 hour, 2 hours, 2 > > hours and 20 mins., etc. At that time long before I had a good working > > Linux machine I was given a one line Terminal command to accomplish just > > that. If anyone remembers what it was, I'd love to have it now!!. > > I don't have a terminal command, but another program pointer: "diald". > It's what managed my Internet connection until I broke down and got > Roadrunner :-) > It will bring up the modem link on-demand (whenever there is traffic) > and drop it after a configurable period of idle time. > It's also got an "impulse" feature (which I did not personally use) that > would allow you to configure policies like "if you dial up, might as well > stay online for N minutes, as it's not any cheaper to disconnect earlier". > > On the other hand, if you're using wvdial, possibly something like: > > sleep <number of seconds> ; pkill wvdial & > > might could do the trick. > > Corey > > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ: > http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
