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Re: PPP monitor
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dictator For Life)
Sun Nov 22 14:30:02 1998
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 13:29:47 -0600
From: Dictator For Life <criterion-consulting@usinternet.com>
Reply-To: criterion-consulting@usinternet.com
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Jimi Hendrix wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
> I looking for a PPP connection monitor. I'm using Redhat 5.2 and
> AfterStep and right I'm using the basic ifup ppp0 and ifdown ppp0
> commands. I'm looking for a monitor that would give me the connection
> speed and easy buttons for connect and disconnect.
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated...
I don't know about a package that can give you the connection speed, but
here's a couple other options:
usernet (comes with 5.2) gives you an easy toggle switch and lets you
know the status of the connection (up/down/negotiating connection).
kppp comes with KDE, if you're interested, and gives you the same info
including (if I remember correctly) the duration of the connection. If
you run KDE's panel app, kppp can be swallowed by the panel, giving you
a couple of lights to show incoming/outgoing packets (a la WinXX's
Dial-Up Networking).
With Afterstep there is an app called asmodem (comes with the standard
release of it) that purports to do the same thing. I've had problems
getting it to compile, though.
Hope this helps,
DFL
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