Thread: Configuring machine for night usage...

Hi everyone,
I would like to setup my machine for night usage hours of BSNL.
I got UT-300R2U modem provided which i have configured in bridge mode and i used WGR614 Netgear wireless router for wireless .....which is in PPPoE mode.


I would like to setup my laptop for starting the automatic downloads on the Bittorrent software during the night free hours.

Well long when i was looking at the posts of this forum i had found regarding some scripting being done for all this purpose ..but unfortunately i could not find that thread when i searched ......

So please tell me what are the various options that i can use to do this?

for connect/disconnect use batch files.
paste these lines in notepad & save files as connect.bat & disconnect.bat

for disconnect.bat---

rasdial "bsnl" /disconnect

for connect

rasdial "bsnl" ******_***@bsnl.in password

where bsnl is the name of my connection(it depends on what name you give to your connection)
******_***@bsnl.in is my username
password is my password

schedule these .bat files to run at 1:55AM(disconnect) & 2:05AM(connect) then again run disconnect.bat at 7:55AM.
remember to save files as .bat as notepad saves files as .txt by default.when saving files select the file type as all files & then save the file as .bat.bat files are like .exe files & when you double click on them they execute like exe files.you can check your files by double clicking on connect.bat & disconnect.bat to see if they are working.

well you can use whitestar's method if you change your netgear to bridged mode .. then you will have to dial whenever you want to connect to the net.. and the above procedure will do so automatically

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

for connect/disconnect use batch files.
paste these lines in notepad & save files as connect.bat & disconnect.bat

for disconnect.bat---

for connect

where bsnl is the name of my connection(it depends on what name you give to your connection)
******_***@bsnl.in is my username
password is my password

schedule these .bat files to run at 1:55AM(disconnect) & 2:05AM(connect) then again run disconnect.bat at 7:55AM.
remember to save files as .bat as notepad saves files as .txt by default.when saving files select the file type as all files & then save the file as .bat.bat files are like .exe files & when you double click on them they execute like exe files.you can check your files by double clicking on connect.bat & disconnect.bat to see if they are working.

Ya got it ...but a small question as superprash said ......i will have to put netgear in bridge mode.......
I have never done that ..i mean never tried that ...lets see .
But is this ok :

UT-300R2U : in bridge mode with DHCP enabled
WGR614 : in bridge mode with DHCP enabled
and i use a dialer on the laptop ?
Will this work?

Originally Posted by superprash2003

well you can use whitestar's method if you change your netgear to bridged mode .. then you will have to dial whenever you want to connect to the net.. and the above procedure will do so automatically

Well is there any other medium by which i can do it ..i mean keeping modem in bridge mode and netgear in pppoe mode and still i can schedule bittorrent ?

i don't have this setup of a router after modem but i will try to find out.if in the meantime superprash2003 can suggest a way then all the better.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

i don't have this setup of a router after modem but i will try to find out.if in the meantime superprash2003 can suggest a way then all the better.

ok lets see ...even i will try it out ...today ......

yes you can do that..mostly all netgear routers have this option "Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login? ." in the BASIC SETTINGS.. just set it to NO.. and use the dialer..
if you dont want to do the dialing etc.. you can keep the netgear in ppoe mode and use a telnet script to reboot the modem instead..
the choice is yours.. since whitestar has provided the solution already.. you are just 1 step away from it.. just disable ppoe in netgear

Originally Posted by superprash2003

yes you can do that..mostly all netgear routers have this option "Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login? ." in the BASIC SETTINGS.. just set it to NO.. and use the dialer..
if you dont want to do the dialing etc.. you can keep the netgear in ppoe mode and use a telnet script to reboot the modem instead..
the choice is yours.. since whitestar has provided the solution already.. you are just 1 step away from it.. just disable ppoe in netgear

Ok will have to try that cos i have never written telnet scripts .......batch files i have made .......

hey guys i tried that ...putting my netgear in bridge mode ...as u said superprash ....by switching it to NO.
And using the dialer to dial from the computer ...it does not dial says that
Error : remote server did not respond .....

try connecting the bsnl modem directly to the computer and then using the connection.. just to see if the dialer works

Originally Posted by superprash2003

try connecting the bsnl modem directly to the computer and then using the connection.. just to see if the dialer works

Ya i tried that .....it works .....

you should connect the cable from bsnl modem to LAN port of the netgear not WAN port

Originally Posted by superprash2003

you should connect the cable from bsnl modem to LAN port of the netgear not WAN port

U mean from the BSNL modem to the NEtgear ....4 LAN port ?
cos i had connected to the internet port of the netgear router ....?

yes to the 4LAN port not to the internet port

hey one more question do u know the commands to enable and disable Intel Wireless PROset?
So that i can put those in batch file and even then all will work?

i am not aware of that command..hopefully somebody else would help you with that.. any reason for enabling and disabling?

Originally Posted by superprash2003

i am not aware of that command..hopefully somebody else would help you with that.. any reason for enabling and disabling?

i thought that i will keep netgear in PPPoE mode so that the connection will always remain on and then i will schedule that command for turning the wireless adapter on and off as required .....
and then that bittorrent will start and stop when ever it receiver the internet connection......
What do u think will it be ok?

no.. that wont do.. cause your connection has to be disconnected and reconnected at 2:15am and 7:45 am respectively..

otherwise you will be charged

Originally Posted by superprash2003

otherwise you will be charged

ok got the point ......
hey by the way ......i got that ...done ...its now working ....i mean modem and both the netgear in bridge mode .....
i had put that modem ka cable in internet port ...now i corrected it as u said .....
but a slight problem my laptop is showing limited connectivity .......i dont know why ?
got any clues?

thats cause you are not getting an ip probably..post ipconfig output here

Originally Posted by superprash2003

thats cause you are not getting an ip probably..post ipconfig output here

this is from the computer that is connected to the netgear through the LAN ports .....i mean wired .....
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Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 101.99.123.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 101.99.123.1

PPP adapter BSNL:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 59.95.36.138
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 59.95.36.138





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And at my laptop ..i am getting all zeros for the wireless network connection



But atleast that DHCP of Netgear should have given my laptop an ip ,dont u think so ?

ok.. you have to change your setup here.. you say you have multiple pcs right?? so then you cannot use the dialing method.. you have to use ppoe mode.. the dialing method can be used only for 1 pc

Originally Posted by superprash2003

ok.. you have to change your setup here.. you say you have multiple pcs right?? so then you cannot use the dialing method.. you have to use ppoe mode.. the dialing method can be used only for 1 pc

Ya thats ok ...but see if we have just the wireless router ...and no internet connection to it or even no wireless connection to it and say it is configured for DHCP then we can connect multiple wireless devices to it .....right ..then why not in this case .....

suppose i consider that i have not dialled from the wired pc and i am trying to connect the laptop on it then ...it should connect ...to the wireless router ....despite there is not internet connection .....?
What say?