Many Internet Service Providers (ISP) disconnect your computer when they detect a lack of network activity for a certain amount of time. You must then reconnect your computer in order to continue your activity.
This application helps your computer remain connected to the Internet by simulating network activity, and hence, fooling the ISP into thinking that you are constantly using the connection.
Rasputin anchors its icon in the system tray which, by default, is located at the bottom right of your desktop, and contains the system clock. You may invoke the application menu by right-clicking on the icon.
MENU
- Show/Hide: Toggle the visibility of the application window.
- Start/Stop: Start or Stop simulating network activity.
- Help: Display this window.
- About Rasputin: Display information about this product.
- Close: Exit the application.
APPLICATION WINDOW
- Send a signal at least once every: How often Rasputin should simulate network activity.
- Running: Rasputin simulates network activity when this item is checked.
- Status: Displays status information.
- Hide: Hide the application window.
- Help: Display this window.
TIPS
- Double-clicking the icon in the system tray toggles the visibility of the application window.
- Use the highest number of seconds that will keep your connection alive.
- Signals are sent at irregular intervals to make Rasputin harder to detect.
- Try our Rascal application for a more advanced feature set.
- Rasputin sends signals even if you are not online. This is normal behavior.
- Flat fee Internet connection users: Please be courteous to other users by holding on to a connection only when needed.
EXAMPLES
(A) You would like to browse the WWW without having to reconnect each time you spend a few minutes reading a page. You know that your ISP will disconnect you when it detects that you have been idle for more than 10 seconds:
1- Right-click on the application icon and choose "Options" from the popup menu.
2- Enter 9 in the text field.
3- Press the "Hide" button.
(B) Same as (A) without knowing the time-out value set up by your ISP:
1- Log onto the Internet and make sure that the connection is not being used by closing all the Internet applications and monitoring the software or hardware modem lights.
2- Find the number of seconds it takes before you are automatically disconnected.
3- Follow the steps in (A) using a number of seconds slightly below the result obtained in the first step.