How do I automatically disconnect from an ISP

BriltBrilt brooklyn
edited May 2004 in Science & Tech
I usually like to leave my comp on all night while I sleep so i can download stuff without bothering anyone. problem is i don't wake up early enough to shut it off so we can't get any calls in the morning.

So I wanna know if there is a way i can disconnect from my isp (att) at a specific time lets say 7:30? so that the phone line will be available

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  • mcwcmcwc Vancouver, BC Member
    edited April 2004
    Back in the day when I was still on dial up, I used Getright to disconnect in the morning but a quick search yielded this, a free disconnection program: http://www.slawdog.com/products/smartsd/index.htm.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited April 2004
    Or you could just get a broadband connection. Then not only would you be able to be online all the time without hogging up the phone, but you'd finish downloads so quickly, they'd never take so long to download in the first place.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited April 2004
    Some people just don't have that choice, TheSMJ. I have no land broadband choice, so I had to go sat broadband, which sucks for online gaming and has slow upload speeds, but at least it downloads fast.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Brilt wrote:
    I usually like to leave my comp on all night while I sleep so i can download stuff without bothering anyone. problem is i don't wake up early enough to shut it off so we can't get any calls in the morning.

    So I wanna know if there is a way i can disconnect from my isp (att) at a specific time lets say 7:30? so that the phone line will be available

    Well, if you are not using P2P to download, you could get FTP Voyager and schedule stuff with the scheduler it comes with. It is not a free program, but is economical. The scheduler can be set to disconnect or to even shut down the computer when it is done doing downloading tasks. I figure you want the modem oiff but not the computer, right??? FTP Voyager can use IE's settings. IE can be set to hang up when the connection is no longer needed, also-- actually this setting ties into the Dial Up Networking.

    John D.
  • hypermoodhypermood Smyrna, GA New
    edited April 2004
    You can use the rasdial command built into windows. Just schedule a disconnect every day at the hour you want to disconnect. You will want to issue a command like "rasdial myisp /DISCONNECT". The full usage is below:

    USAGE:
    rasdial entryname [username [password|*]] [/DOMAIN:domain]
    [/PHONE:phonenumber] [/CALLBACK:callbacknumber]
    [/PHONEBOOK:phonebookfile] [/PREFIXSUFFIX]

    rasdial [entryname] /DISCONNECT

    rasdial
  • BriltBrilt brooklyn
    edited April 2004
    MCWC I downloaded the app i'm playing around with so i hope i get it going

    TheSMJ i wish i could get broadband but there is none in my area :(

    Ageek i am using a P2P :)

    Hypermood I have no idea what your talking about i'm interested int trying it though is there possible a web resource that could describe it in further detail?
  • hypermoodhypermood Smyrna, GA New
    edited April 2004
    rasdial is a command line tool included with Windows 2K/XP. Microsoft usage below:

    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/rasdial.mspx

    As I said before, just schedule a task with the Windows Task Scheduler to lauch rasdial to perform the disconnect.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited April 2004
    I have used Aye shutdown for this.
    http://www.ayesoftware.com/asd/
  • BriltBrilt brooklyn
    edited May 2004
    Well i've been playing around with the apps MCWC and bothered mentioned and i tend to like Aye shutdown most.


    hypermood thanks for the info on rasdial i might use it if i decide not to purchase aye shutdown after my 30 days trial

    I'd like to say thank you to everyone for the help :)
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    Ok, with P2P the best choice is software to do the shutdown when port is not active for 5-8 min, and you need software that is able to monitor the port used for your particular P2P that is active. See how what you have works, and then try rasdial if you get cutoffs and resulting partila or corrupt downloads. If the P2P software can log, do that also, and look for things like unexpected disconnects in logs. Once you are sure things are good, kill the log and wipe\overwrite the file space it used, and let things be.

    John D.-- also, Brilt, please be very careful how you handle P2P packages, virus scan them with very good updated AV software before using them. P2P IS being used to spread viruses now.
  • BriltBrilt brooklyn
    edited May 2004
    thanks for the advice ageek i will try what u said

    i use shareaza as its the only one other then kazaa i know of. i don't like kazaa anymore since they got rid of kazaa lite.

    I keep my anti-virus up to date and i'm careful about what i download thanks for the advice anyway :)
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited May 2004
    kazaa lite still works fine.......
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