Need Small Program To Keep From Automatic Logoff

[Blah]

So I'm looking for a program that uses internet traffic somehow (not a stupid button clicker macro thingy) that is above all *small* and functional*
*For Windoze, of course.

I am downloading a large file with bittorrent. So the stupid dialup keeps logging off "due to inactivity" while I'm asleep and can't do anything about it.

 

[Fishbong]

Get DSL. Cheaper, quicker, more convenient...

I can´t believe anyone´s still on dialup.

 

[Javacat]

I've done a quick search for aol keep alive, and the following link has turned up: http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/aol-keep_alive.html

 

[WarmFluffyUK]

Well if you want to keep a connection alive, try using a simple ping in a dos prompt. Ping google like this:

ping www.google.co.uk -t

or

ping 66.249.93.104 -t

That should ping once a second until you stop it with CTRL + C. This should make sure the IP stack is sending and receiving data and therefore keep the connection live. Also it's built into your IP stack so you don't need to download anything, and a ping is a very small packet, so it shouldn't upset your download.

 

[Blah]

Get DSL. Cheaper, quicker, more convenient...

I can´t believe anyone´s still on dialup.

I live out in the middle of nowhere, so DSL is not an option. To make matters worse, this line averages 2.6kbps.

Anyway the download is done, so I deal with that problem next time it bugs me. *urgh*

 

[gp32rich]

A bit late :rolleyes: but a good tip, anyway ...



Do you use Outlook?

Use that to check for mail every 28 minutes or so

 

[Blah]

A bit late :rolleyes: but a good tip, anyway ...



Do you use Outlook?

Use that to check for mail every 28 minutes or so

Thanks, I'll set that up with Mozilla Thunderbird!

 

[aapje89]

...but when downloading, you must have _some_ activity atleast once every 30mins??

 

[Goity]

Get DSL. Cheaper, quicker, more convenient...

I can´t believe anyone´s still on dialup.

I live out in the middle of nowhere, so DSL is not an option. To make matters worse, this line averages 2.6kbps.

Anyway the download is done, so I deal with that problem next time it bugs me. *urgh*

Try satellite broadband.

 

[Blah]

Theres no activity if everybody on the torrent logs off (it happens). I already explained in another thread why I can't get broadband (even satelite)

 

[aapje89]

Theres no activity if everybody on the torrent logs off (it happens). I already explained in another thread why I can't get broadband (even satelite)

hmm never had that happening, or are you seeding?

 

[Blah]

Theres no activity if everybody on the torrent logs off (it happens). I already explained in another thread why I can't get broadband (even satelite)

hmm never had that happening, or are you seeding?

It can happen when a torrent isn't very popular. Oh and the problems solved anyway. I wouldn't mind if a MOD closed this damn thread.

 

[clarky2o2o]

Get DSL. Cheaper, quicker, more convenient...

I can´t believe anyone´s still on dialup.

I live out in the middle of nowhere, so DSL is not an option. To make matters worse, this line averages 2.6kbps.

Anyway the download is done, so I deal with that problem next time it bugs me. *urgh*

Lol a friend of mine has the sdame problem in WV.

but i got her to upgrade to onspeed (300k) on DIAL UP

 

[Blah]

Lol a friend of mine has the sdame problem in WV.

but i got her to upgrade to onspeed (300k) on DIAL UP

Onspeed is a "web accelerator" and doesn't actually increase your download speed/latency, it only makes pages load a little faster by caching, compressing, prefetching, and ad filtering the page before it gets to your computer. It is a proxy. See Web accelerator - Wikipedia for more information (onspeed is mentioned).

 

[aapje89]

Lol a friend of mine has the sdame problem in WV.

but i got her to upgrade to onspeed (300k) on DIAL UP

Onspeed is a "web accelerator" and doesn't actually increase your download speed/latency, it only makes pages load a little faster by caching, compressing, prefetching, and ad filtering the page before it gets to your computer. It is a proxy. See Web accelerator - Wikipedia for more information (onspeed is mentioned).

lol and it costs money too, then you can better use squid.