I need a net connection keep-alive. I've got a new evdo USB gizmo on a Mac. The evdo service times out if I'm not using it. The evdo access manager SW then proceeds to crash and burn. Requiring a force quit, yada yada. Anyone have any ideas for a web app that will keep a trickle of data going? I have been using a certain music web site to keep things going. I suppose I could also use my Sirius account.

(It timed out and crashed while typing the above. Arrg.)

- mark 9-11-2008 9:12 pm

Kind of hack-ish, but you could open up Terminal (in Applications - Utilities) and type:

ping -i 30 google.com

which will ping google.com once every 30 seconds. Then command-h to hide the Terminal application.
- jim 9-11-2008 9:42 pm [add a comment]


That sounds like a good way. Right now I'm "listening" to my local NPR station at 32 kbps, and it works to keep the session alive. If I keep it up, I guess I've got to buy a $90 tote bag from them.
- mark 9-11-2008 10:29 pm [add a comment]





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