Script / Prog, that will auto-connect to dsl on startup?

joePC

Hy,

I need to have two computers that connect to IOLBB once they are switched on, does anyone have a script or prog that would do that?

Thanks JoePC

aaf

I think you'd better clarify what you mean. DSL is an always-on service so if your 2 PC's are connected to the broadband service through a router, switch, hub, whatever, then as soon as the PC boots the OS, you should be online without having to do anything. I would've thought you'd know that Joe

joePC

Yes I do, BUT what I mean is the two PC's are using ICS, so one PC is connecting through the USB dsl modem. Now when I start the PC, I have to login to my IOL account manually, I want this to be automated.
e.g. Connects to IOLBB automatically without me having to do anything.

Thanks JoePC

oneweb

I think I posted a solution to this. It was a batch file which ran on system startup. I'll try dig it up for ya...

aaf

Thanks for clarifying that. Sorry man, can't help although it sounds as if there's an easy workaround.

OfflerCrocGod

Copy the text from the internet connection shortcut "target" variable into a bat file and drag a shortcut to this file into Start-->Programs-->Startup. Should do the trick.

oneweb

OfflerCrocGod wrote:

Copy the text from the internet connection shortcut "target" variable into a bat file and drag a shortcut to this file into Start-->Programs-->Startup. Should do the trick.

IIRC, the target is non-physical (I think it's a namespace or something rather than path)

rasdial is what you want, the exact syntax I'm unsure of and can't find the script I used to have.

joePC

OK I got the following script, Please fix to autodial if you can.

;
; This is a script file that demonstrates how
; to establish a PPP connection with a host
; that uses a menu system.
;
; A script file must have a 'main' procedure.
; All script execution starts with this 'main'
; procedure.
;


; Main entry point to script
;
proc main

   ; Change these variables to customize for your
   ; specific Internet service provider

   integer nTries = 3

   ; This is the login prompt and timeout values

   string szLogin = "username:"
   integer nLoginTimeout = 3

   ; This is the password prompt and timeout values

   string szPW = "password:"
   integer nPWTimeout = 3

   ; This is the prompt once your password is verified

   string szPrompt = "annex:"

   ; This is the command to send to establish the 
   ; connection.  This script assumes you only need
   ; to issue one command to continue.  Feel free
   ; to add more commands if your provider requires
   ; it.

   ;
   ; This provider has a menu list like this:
   ;
   ;   1              : Our special GUI
   ;   2              : Establish slip connection
   ;   3              : Establish PPP connection
   ;   4              : Establish shell access
   ;   5              : Download our software
   ;   6              : Exit
   ;
   ;   annex:
   ;

   string szConnect = "3^M"

   ; Set this to FALSE if you don't want to get an IP
   ; address

   boolean bUseSlip = FALSE

   
   ; -----------------------------------------------------


   ; Delay for 2 seconds first to make sure the
   ; host doesn't get confused when we send the
   ; two carriage-returns.

   delay 2
   transmit "^M^M"

   ; Attempt to login at most 'nTries' times

   while 0 < nTries do

      ; Wait for the login prompt before entering
      ; the user ID, timeout after x seconds

      waitfor szLogin then DoLogin 
        until nLoginTimeout

TryAgain:
      transmit "^M"        ; ping
      nTries = nTries - 1

   endwhile

   goto BailOut

DoLogin:
   ; Enter user ID

   transmit $USERID, raw
   transmit "^M"

   ; Wait for the password prompt 

   waitfor szPW until nPWTimeout
   if FALSE == $SUCCESS then
      goto TryAgain
   endif

   ; Send the password

   transmit $PASSWORD, raw
   transmit "^M"

   ; Wait for the prompt

   waitfor szPrompt

   transmit szConnect

   if bUseSlip then
      ; An alternative to the following line is
      ;
      ;     waitfor "Your address is "
      ;     set ipaddr getip
      ;
      ; if we don't know the order of the IP addresses.

      set ipaddr getip 2
   endif
   goto Done

BailOut:
   ; Something isn't responding.  Halt the script
   ; and let the user handle it manually.

   set screen keyboard on
   halt

Done:

endproc

Thanks JoePC