Do i need to constant pinging to keep connection

Asked By Michael Moora 10 points N/A Posted on - 12/10/2012

I am using a USB data card to browse in my laptop with Windows 7. I am continuously loosing the connection, I have to manually disconnect and reconnect the broadband card get reconnected. Do I need to constantly pinging to keep connected, please advice to prevent this.

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Answered By Fraank Waster 0 points N/A #144663

Do i need to constant pinging to keep connection

Hi There,

Pinging a server will be helpful especially on a dial-up connection. Ping by definition is to send a packet to a server and wait for its return. It is also a test if there is an internet connection. Sometimes dial-up connection gets disconnected when idle due to inactivity.

So, to remain connected try to ping your server or host to remind your dial-up Internet Service Provider (ISP) that you’re busy even if idle. It is advisable to ping your server or host at least every 5 minutes.

Try this one: Start Menu > Type CMD. It opens the command prompt.

Type in, Ping <Host.com> -t

Ex: Ping google.com -t

This will always ping your host or server.

Hope this will help you.

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• Posted on - 12/14/2012
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