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Article #1040Re: Visual indication of modem connection.
From: James Silverton
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 00:00
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Jan Rademacher wrote: > > James Silverton wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > Does anyone have any suggestions > > for a visual connection indicator since, AFAIK, such a signal would > > solve both my problems? > > > > TIA, > > > > Jim. > > I'm not sure if I entirely understood what you are lokking for, perhaps > the program tleds is. It indicates Network traffic by flashing NumLock > and ScrollLock Leds. AFAIK it cooperates with any kind of interface, > including modem. Thanks Jan. IMHO, the best solution suggested has been wmifs. It works remarkably well to solve my problem which was that wvdial starts pppd before password verification with my ISP is complete and does not kill the daemon if verification fails. May I also say that I have enjoyed the quick responses and discussions with Antoine at Window Maker (Sorry, delated the e-mail with your last name Antoine!). Jim.
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