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:: -----Original Message-----
:: From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org [mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org]On
:: Behalf Of Brendon Russell
:: Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 4:42 PM
:: To: Dr David Hingston; ADSL Mailing List
:: Subject: RE: 3Com Dual Link and Windows 2000
::
::
:: 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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Received on Fri Mar 9 17:01:31 2001