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  From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  To  : Anthony <tomcat@chariot.net.au>
  Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:12:47 +0930

Re: Keeping dial up connections alive

On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 05:11:35PM +0930, Anthony wrote:

 > Can someone please tell me how I can keep a dialup connection on a
 > server (e-smith) alive perhaps via a script that pings the ISP mail
 > server (or http server) say every 5 minutes? I am using a modem to
 > connect to my ISP. I would like this to start when the m/c is booted.

Run routed.  It'll broadcast RIP packets a couple of times per minute.
Your ISP will ignore them, so they'll be harmless.

  - mark

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