Many ISPs have policy against such a thing, so be careful before you
do it.

Udjat -Whoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> 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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