Can a router ping continuously to prevent logout on Tikona Broadband?

chaibiskutbhai

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I have a Tikona connection which needs authentication.
If the connection is not used for 20-30mins, it automatically logs out.
Is there any way I can get the router to keep sending/receiving some basic data every 10-15mins so that the connection remains connected when there is no device connected?
I use a TP-Link N300 [color=rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;]TL-WR841N[/color] router.
 
I don't think Router/Modem has any such capabilities (unless you go for some high-end stuff). One thing that you can do is use Raspberry Pi connect with Router and on OS (Linux!) write some basic shell script which PING after some predefined intervals to set of destinations. Keep in mind that you shouldn't ping a single endpoint continuously since this is type of a network attach and ISP/Website might report/ban you.
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, costs somewhere around $40-50 (might around 3.5k in India).
I did similar thing sometime back to hack on Tata Sky HD+ but using old LG Optimus One (with dead battery and broken display). 🙂
Another solution (PRO ONLY!) could be installing DD-WRT/OpenWrt or similar firmware replacement (This will void warranty) and your router might be dead as well. Lots of videos on YouTube. Hint: http://www.instantfundas.com/2010/07/7-alternative-firmware-for-wireless.html
 
The point is, I do not want to keep a PC/laptop on always.
Logging in sometimes becomes an issue for my dad when he uses the connection on his mobile. That is why I was looking for a Router based idea.
Keeping a mobile connected to wifi generally ensures that logout is prevented.
 
whoru007 said:
Mobile connected?
No mobile is required, it could be anything that uses internet (WiFi?) and ping.
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Yes, exactly. And the mobile is the handiest of such devices, esp considering that it continually pings the servers for sync!
 
@chaibiskutbhai - I use a weather widget that refreshes every hour. Unfortunately, though the refresh interval can be configured, it is not less than an hour. I'm sure there may be some app that will have a refresh that will be shorter than that. That should work for you.
How about whatsapp? wouldn't that have pretty frequent communication with the server to check messages and upload status?
 
use a router with where dd wrt can loaded, put in a script which will continously ping , look in dd wrt forum, someone might have similar req there like u. after all isp have these stupid login system all over world.
 
I had some other problems with dd wrt so i flashed tomato on my router
Disconnected wifi connection on every device and then reconnected all devices after 25 minutes, i didn't have to login and the session was continued
I have set this command to run every 10 minutes
Code: 
/bin/ping -c 1 www.google.com > /dev/null; if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then /sbin/reboot; fi
 

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