[FSUG-Bangalore] Download

[renuka prasad]

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Muneer <muneerch at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I wish if there was a solution if my laptop would automatically turn on
> at
> > 2am and start downloading the stuffs which i have placed in the
> > queue/scheduler of the download manager and stop downloading at 8am and
> turn
> > off automatically.
>
>
> Please be aware that BSNL has a flaw in its timer to calculate the free
> download time. modem authentication time is used to determine whether you
> are using "free" time or not. For example, assuming that modem is always on
> and if your modem got authenticated at 1:59 AM, and your download starts at
> 2:05AM, you are in NON free time zone till the re-authentication happens for
> the modem. i.e. if your modem is re-authenticated at 2:29AM, whatever you
> have downloaded from 2:05AM till 2:39 is chargeable because this period is
> authenticated before 2AM.
>

i dont think BSNL has such things ,as i used it for more than 3 years i have
seen proper logs  of my usage

>
> Restarting the modem after 2AM will solve this issue. So in addition to
> scheduling the download job at 2AM, somebody can advice on how to restart
> modem using a software after 2AM.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:08 PM, justin joseph <justinjoseph007 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Codename062 George
>> <codename062 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi all i have an internet connection with speed 4Mbps and my plan is
>> > offering free unlimited download from 2AM to 8AM but with a monthly
>> limit of
>> > 2.5GB.
>> > Usually i download more than 50GB a month by not sleeping in the night.
>> But
>> > nowdays i feel tired in the night and has to wake up early morning. But
>> this
>> > week i have to download a lot especially the distros which may be as
>> large
>> > as 4.5GB each.
>> >
>> > I wish if there was a solution if my laptop would automatically turn on
>> at
>> > 2am and start downloading the stuffs which i have placed in the
>> > queue/scheduler of the download manager and stop downloading at 8am and
>> turn
>> > off automatically.
>> >
>>
>> I don't think the solution involves turning on the laptop at 2 am and
>> turning off at 8 a.m
>>
>> The below is one way to do what you have in mind:
>>
>> justin at thinkpad:~/powertop/powertop$ crontab -l
>> # m h  dom mon dow   command
>> #15 2 * * * wget -P /home/justin/debian_squeeze -c
>>
>> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_alpha1/i386/iso-dvd/debian-testing-i386-DVD-3.iso
>> #15<http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_alpha1/i386/iso-dvd/debian-testing-i386-DVD-3.iso#15>3 * * * youtube-dl -b -c -o /home/justin/cycle_tourdefr.flv
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVcKzzB-eF0
>> #15 2 * * * wget -P /home/justin/gregkh -c
>>
>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/media/talks/gregkh/2008_driver_writing_tutorial_gregkh.avi
>> #00 8 * * * killall wget
>> justin at thinkpad:~/powertop/powertop$
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