A win95 question

[Derek Atkins]

Why not a script that does something like:

while (1)
	ping [count=5] internalhost
	sleep 60
end

This will send out ICMP ping traffic (and hopefully get responses)
every minute, which should give the modem the idea that the user
is still being active.

-derek

Bill Horne <bhorne at banet.net> writes:

> Jerry,
> 
> I'm sorry, I didn't make my request more clear.
> 
> This will be an "indial only" setup: no PC-anywhere or other outdial use is
> needed. The company uses SecurID cards to verify indial attempts, so everybody
> has to initiate the connections FROM their PC, INTO the corporate modem pool.
> 
> The people whom want this TSR are higher-level employees that get to break the
> rules if they want, and they want to log on once and leave it as long as they
> choose. In other words, they need a background program to run on Win95 boxes,
> which will send "keepalive" packets at regular intervals, and fool the modem
> pool controllers into thinking they're sitting at their PC's when they're not.
> 
> I'd like to be able to control the TSR from inside the firewall, so that those
> whom abuse it can be shut off/restricted/whatever, and (frankly) so that my
> friend can cover his butt if someone higher up doesn't like it.
> 
> All suggestions welcome.
> 
> Bill
> 
> Jerry Feldman wrote:
> 
> > Bill,
> > Most telecommunications products for Windows have the capability to support
> > inward dial for both fax modem and voice. The question is does he want to
> > be able to dial in to his Windows system and actually run programs. What
> > you are looking for is something like Carbon Copy or PC Anywhere.
> >
> > I think you need to look at what he wants to accomplish. Also, that is a
> > big security risk, because you are leaving an open hole in the internal
> > network.
> > Bill Horne wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for reading this.
> > >
> > > I've been asked to come up with a Windows 95 TSR that will allow users
> > > of a dialin modem pool to leave their machines unatended for long
> > > periods.
> > >
> > > Now, I know that's a BAD IDEAtm, but the guy who's asking is an old
> > > friend and he's in a bind.
> > >
> > > Please email me with suggestions on how to achieve this without a major
> > > programming effort.  Ideally, the solution will allow logging & control
> > > from the server end of the pool, so as to discourage use over time.  I'd
> > > like to have an Apache server that trades "keepalive" packets with the
> > > clients while they're unattended, and logs which machines are using it
> > > and for how long.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Bill Horne
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> > Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
> > Boston Linux and Unix user group
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
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