How to automatically sign in cable net

[phoenix_nf]

Everytime i start my pc i have to sign in to my cablenet provider. If there is no net activity for 5 minutes the net automatically disconnects. (this is done at the cablenet providers end)

I cant keep downloads overnight as every night for about 1/2 hour my cablenet provider shuts down his server for maintenance.....i guess he does this just to save his bandwith and increase his profits.(the time for shutdown and restart is not fixed)

i have to relogin after the maintenance. is there any way

1. i can automatically sign in after the maintenance period. (without getting up in the night)

2. how do i keep the connection alive. (will pinging the server help and how do i program something/ is there a tool available to do it)

[brian873]

There are plent of tools for this a search on google will bring up a ton.

Myself I would buy a router/firewall this would do the job for you that lets you enter your password on it so anything that is plugged into it get on the internet nno worries.

hail hail

[phoenix_nf]

cud i get the names of some, as i dont want a router. and my net connection is getting really slow will post the details in another thread.

[indianarchie]

To maintain a constant connection, use the ping command.

1) Open a command prompt window.

2) At the prompt, enter 'ping <IP address or website of cable wallah/any other site.> -t'.

For eg: ping www.google.com -t

3) Press Enter.

U will need to do this manually every time u reconnect..sorry i dont know a way to autoconnect

[phoenix_nf]

ok, so now could you please code an exe or bat file that automatically pings every 4.5 minutes thanks for u r effort.

[indianarchie]

ok, so now could you please code an exe or bat file that automatically pings every 4.5 minutes  thanks for u r effort.

can someone help this guy please...

Using Task Scheduler, you can schedule any script, program, or document to run at a time that is most convenient for you.

With Task Scheduler, you can:

Schedule a task to run daily, weekly, monthly, or at certain times (such as system startup).

Change the schedule for a task.

Stop a scheduled task.

Customize how a task runs at a scheduled time.

Yu can use the Windows task scheduler to create a recurring task, in this case, pinging every x minutes. To access the windows task scheduler:

1) Navigate to the \windows\task folder.

2) Run the 'Add Scheduled Task' wizard from that folder.

3) Follow steps, enter information as required inthe wizard.

4) Thank me when ur problem is solved

[phoenix_nf]

yeah nice idea. but wont the task scheduler take up more processing that a small AND efficient file that runs in the memory.

[indianarchie]

Dont think so..its just a small DOS program u r running not entire applications..so it shud be fine i think..try it and let me know if it works out:)

[prathapml]

@phoenix_nf

I think I get what you mean. Are you on the same network as me or what, lol.

No need to ping, Task Scheduler is a drain on memory resources. I use Reget Deluxe (downloader) to solve this thing. And its for a fact, that my downloader is anyway running all the time, so it suits me perfectly.

There's an option in reget to keep alive connection while downloading.

Reget has scheduling within itself. It can connect to the specified network interface (or dial-up) at specified time.

What the heck, you can even schedule downloads - like lets say 10 downloads are in your queue. You can set it to start according to what time you know each will finish (if you know file01 will complete by 2 AM, set file02 to start dl at 2:01, and since it is X MB, you know approx when it will finish, so set the next download accordingly). You can even say "start this download when no dl is going on". You can have file mirrors, you can have download speed throttling (so that if your connection gives 6 kbytes/sec, your dl will use 4 kBps and leave you 2 kBps to browse web pages). And reget is perfectly suited to unattended install.

Reget is this, that, and more.... its simply a fantastic utility. Google to get homepage and dl! Such a pity more ppl don't know of reget, and stick to an excuse of a downloader software.

Hoping this helps....

If you have anymore questions, just ask!

[phoenix_nf]

Thanks im doin that now, will post if any probs persist.

[Treeman]

Here's a small applet that might help:

Keep Alive

Treeman