It can sometimes be complicated to check if an Internet connection is still alive. Sure, modem or routers usually display information about the Internet connection and might reveal if it is still up but they are sometimes not in the same room or even house. Some users would like a software based way to check [...]

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After posting the first article about Tourist Remover my Internet connection died suddenly and I knew that it was a problem at the Internet Provider because the phone was not working as well. Since I use the same provider for phone and Internet that was a sure bet. I called anyway just to make sure [...]

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Dial Up Internet connections are usually set to timeout after a certain period of time. The Internet Provider drops the connection if the computer that established the dial up connection has not send or received data in that time. This is not desired by the user who might be reading a longer article on one [...]

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