Auto-Repair Flaky Network Connections with netrepaird | Linux Today

Auto-Repair Flaky Network Connections with netrepaird

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 3, 2007

[ Thanks to Rudd-O
for this link. ]

“Use Linux? Have a flaky cable modem or DSL hookup? If you do,
and you leave your computer unattended, you’ll return to find
zillions of network error dialogs. Here’s a quick solution.

“First off, here’s the netrepaird script. It’s a simple script
that attempts to ping network addresses (that you can define
yourself), and if all pings fail, it’ll attempt progressively
agressive measures to repair your network connection. It’s really
low-tech, but it works…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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