Re: disconnect if idle 10 minutes

In article <lcGdnYrqZIom2zjZnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxx>,
sawney beane <beadle1833@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Alice Faber wrote:
In article <MMydnW06WvnmFDnZnZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxx>,
sawney beane <beadle1833@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have Tiger and dialup. In Network Preferences > Configure > PPP I
have the box checked to disconnect after 10 minutes with no activity.
This way I can walk away during a download and let the computer hang up
when it's through.

Lately it hasn't been hanging up when finished. What could be wrong?

When I had that problem, it was bad guys probing my Mac for Windows-ish
vulnerabilities. I don't recall offhand what program I installed to
check for that kind of activity (this was a few years ago, perhaps even
when I was still running OS9).

I've found the problem in my case. I just have to close the web page
from which I choose downloads.

There's sw for OS 9.x called IPNetSentry that detects, blocks, and
filters out many attacks against one's computer while on-line. The
maker is Sustainable Softworks. There might be an OS X version,
but I'm not sure, as I don't do X.

Happy computing,
Eric
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  • Re: disconnect if idle 10 minutes
    ... Alice Faber wrote: ... sawney beane wrote: ... have the box checked to disconnect after 10 minutes with no activity. ... This way I can walk away during a download and let the computer hang up when it's through. ...
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