32 bytes x 7200 = 230,400 bytes

Forgot to mention I'm on Jetstart, so traffic is not an issue for me. It
works out to around 7MB per month if you're connected the whole time.

The software lets you adjust the packet size as well, so this could be
reduced. I haven't tried it myself.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr David Hingston [mailto:tortise@paradise.net.nz]
> Sent: Friday, 9 March 2001 3:38 p.m.
> To: Brendon Russell; ADSL Mailing List
> Subject: Re: 3Com Dual Link and Windows 2000
>
>
> Out of interest can anyone calculate or advise how to calculate
> the traffic volume generated by such frequent pings?
> If no activity that would be X bytes x 7200 per day. What is X???
> (Hmmm, I suppose this is less of an issue given "almost" flat
> rates presumably being used.)
>
> David Hingston MB ChB MBA
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brendon Russell" <brendon.russell@xtra.co.nz>
> To: "ADSL Mailing List" <adsl@unixathome.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 3:30 PM
> Subject: 3Com Dual Link and Windows 2000
>
>
> | Here's how I've worked around the problems with the 3Com Dual Link
> | disconnecting after 15 seconds idle, using Windows 2000.
> |
> | I'm using a program called Multiple Tray Ping from
> | http://www.moxom-software.co.uk/ to keep the connection alive
> when otherwise
> | idle. I have it set to ping a host every 12 seconds, and
> ticked the "Reduce
> | Delay" option so if a ping fails, it will only wait 1 second to retry.
> |
> | Also, right-click on the system tray icon and choose "Application
> | Settings" - tick "Persistent Connection" so it will
> automatically reconnect
> | if the connection is lost.
> |
> | I'm not using it for anything mission-critical, so I haven't
> tested how long
> | the connection can stay up, although I've noticed it go over a day. I'm
> | sure it can't come near my old M11, which had an uptime of well
> over a month
> | at one point :)
> |
> | Brendon
> |
> |
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