I haven't had a modem connection to the web in so long that I forgot what it's like, but a buddy of mine is on AT&T Worldnet in Boise trying to download some stuff from my FTP server here in KC. What ...

I would like to create a line or script that will GET from a webserver at a specified interval to keep an internet connection alive. I have tried "ping -q -i 360 www.somesite.com >/dev/null &" and ...

A group of local veterans has a daily meet-up at White Castle to keep the conversation and connection alive.