On Friday, December 21, 2001, at 07:32 PM, Brian Scott wrote:

>
> Can anyone suggest something that may help - do I need ping them
> intermittently if so how?
>
> I'm using a PPC 7600/200 Mac OS 9.1 and Outlook Express 4.5.
>
>
Simplest and obvious questions first - have you checked the setting in 
Remote Access Options that says "Disconnect after X minutes"?

If it's on turn it off.

If it's off - it could be all sorts of things.

If you want good software for pinging, etc, grab a copy of WhatRoute 
from VersionTracker. It does everything you'll need.

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Peter Hinchliffe
Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
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Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913
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