Re: Remote Access/Location Manager scripting for ISP access
Re: Remote Access/Location Manager scripting for ISP access
- Subject: Re: Remote Access/Location Manager scripting for ISP access
- From: Rob Jorgensen <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:14:25 -0500
On 2/7/01, Oscar Jack Marsh commented on "Remote Access/Location
Manager scripting for ISP access":
Hi
I use an ISP which uses seperate phone numbers at peak (daytime weekdays)
and off-peak (evening and weekend) times. I have two Remote Access
configurations for each time and I need a script which will
- enable the off-peak config. between 8am and 6pm on weekdays
- enable the peak config. between 6pm and 8am on weekdays and 6pm Friday
evening until 8am on Monday
I have no idea how to write such a script but it would need to check on
launch what time it is, what day and figure out from that data which Remote
Access configuration to enable. I use Multiple Users so everyone else using
my machine has no access to the Remote Access Control Panel or Control
Strip. A script would make internet access seamless without making my family
have to run my own two-bit scripts - peak or off peak depending on what time
it is, which is a pain.
I don't have Location Manager installed, so I can't check its
scriptability, but if it is scriptable, it shouldn't be too difficult
to set up 2 configurations and then use a utility, such as T-Minus
Ten, to launch a script to do the switching at the specified times.
More info on T-Minus Ten <
http://home.austin.rr.com/mk/tmt/tmt.html>
<insert normal "not affiliated...happy user" disclaimer here>
FYI, there are several similar utilities available which can launch
scripts at specified times.
Later,
Rob Jorgensen
Ohio, USA