Re: Network Setup Scripting Troubles
Re: Network Setup Scripting Troubles
- Subject: Re: Network Setup Scripting Troubles
- From: Stephen Bryant <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:20:00 +0000
On 26/1/01 at 9:59, Mr Tea <email@hidden> wrote:
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This from John Loch - dateline 1/25/01 8.25 pm:
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> I have been unsuccessful in attempting to access the status of a
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> Remote Access configuration. Has anyone figured this out?
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This problem has been reported to, and acknowledged by the Chrises Espinosa
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and Nebel. Basically, it's broke. And the RA scripting addition is obsolete
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as of OS9.1.
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In order to pass the status of an active RA configuration to Applescript,
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you will need to point a digicam at the little winky lights on the front of
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your modem (if external), save a picture to disk from it every 5 seconds or
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so, then use a scriptable graphics app (eg, GraphicConverter) to read the
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values of the pixels that correspond to the status lights.
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HTH
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Is there not a way to point a script at the little winky lights on the Remote Access Status Monitor every five seconds or so, and read the values of the pixels that correspond to the status lights? I believe something similar may be possible via OneClick.
Steve